CHARLES MINGUS w/ERIC DOLPHY TOWN HALL CONCERT'62 RARE ORIG '63 U/A STEREO LP 1A

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·       CHARLES MINGUS with ERIC DOLPHY, PEPPER ADAMS, CLARK TERRY AND OTHERS – THE TOWN HALL CONCERT 1962 (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE TWE TOWN HALL CONCERT 1964)  –– ORIGINAL 1963 UNITED ARTISTS MONO LP  UAJS-154024

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL GRAY UNITED ARTISTS JAZZ  LABEL WITH 'SAX PLAYER' MOTIF

·       EXTREMELY RARE STEREO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO

·           Charles Mingus - bass, narration

·           Ed Armour, Rolf Ericson, Lonnie Hillyer, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, Snooky Young - trumpet

·           Eddie Bert, Jimmy Cleveland, Willie Dennis, Paul Faulise, Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone

·           Romeo Penque - oboe

·           Danny Bank - bass clarinet

·           Buddy Collette, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Mariano, Charles McPherson - alto saxophone

·           George Berg, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone

·           Pepper Adams, Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone

·           Warren Smith - vibraphone, percussion

·           Toshiko Akiyoshi, Jaki Byard – piano

·           Les Spann - guitar

·           Milt Hinton - bass

·           Dannie Richmond - drums

·           Grady Tate - percussion

·           Bob Hammer - arranger

·           Melba Liston - arranger, conductor

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (CRUDE FINISH) COVER.

·       COVER HAS A NIFTY 'HYPE' (ADVERTISEMENT) STICKER STILL AFFIXED TO THE FRONT PANEL

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH '-1A/-1A'.  ON SOME LABELS,  SUFFIX '–1' DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING)

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The Town Hall Concert was considered a low point in Charles Mingus' career. He had convinced the record company to let him record with a 30-piece band but hadn't completed the necessary amount of writing, and the concert was inexplicably billed as an open recording session with an invited audience, as opposed to a performance recorded for posterity. Add to this sound problems on-stage and the unveiling of some of Mingus' most ambitious work and you've got an unusual evening of music, to say the least. But the material here also shows that the evening was far more successful than previously conceived.

The Town Hall Concert is most noteworthy for the partial performance of Mingus' suite "Epitaph," whose completed score was discovered after Mingus' death and finally performed in its entirety at Alice Tully Hall in 1989. Many consider "Epitaph" to be Mingus' finest composition. Listening to its germination, as well as the other music on this date, is a rich and rewarding experience.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY SCOTT YANOW, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++, JUST A NOTCH BELOW NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions (probably just sleeve scuffs inflicted in storage over the years) ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)           Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD+(+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Faint yellowish traces of glue (?) noted on the front panel (less than 4 square inches in size)

-        Visible shelf wear noted on the seams

-        Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-        A faint water stain affects the area about 1 inch wide along the top seam (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY); there is no structural damage to the cover, and both cardboard base and paper slick are intact, however, the stain is faintly visible

-        Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1 (front side) and 3 (back side)

-        Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-        Cover has two corners slightly worn / frayed / bent (just a beginning of the split seam)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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