KENNY BURRELL MIDNIGHT BLUE 1963 (BN 4123) EAR/RVG

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PRIVATE COLLECTION ALBUM OFFERED AT AUCTION!         

Kenny Burrell “Midnight Blue” 1963 Blue Note (4123) 7 track monaural vinyl LP. “Ear” in dead wax, Rudy Van Gelder.    ORIGINAL PRESSING!!

ONLY MONAURAL COPY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET IN SUCH EXCELLENT CONDITION, BOTH VINYL AND JACKET.

Recorded January 8, 1963, “Midnight Blue” is one of Burrell’s best known Blue Note recordings and one of the top jazz recordings of all time. Jazz Improv Magazine once listed the album among the top 5 Kenny Burrell album releases, noting “…if you need to know the “Blue Note sound”, here it is”. In 2005 NPR included the album into its “Basic Jazz Library”, describing it as “one of the great jazzy blues records”. “Blue Note” is one of those rare albums where you just put it on, sit back and relax. “Midnight Blue” would have no need for a piano as Mr. Burrell felt the sound wasn’t required for his concept of the groove he wanted to establish.

Burrell is accompanied by Stanley Turrentine on tenor sax, Major Holley on bass, Bill English on drums and Ray Barretto on conga. Selections include: “Chittlins Con Carne”, “Mule”, “Soul Lament”, “Midnight Blue”, “Wavy Gravy”, “Gee baby Ain’t I Good To You” and “Saturday Midnight Blues”.

In December 2006 Kenny Burrell recorded live his 99th album at UCLA’s Royce Hall. As of 2007, Mr. Burrell serves as Director of Jazz Studies at UCLA where he teaches “Ellingtonia”, examining the life and accomplishments of Duke Ellington, the first university-level course of its kind offered in the United States.

The album is graded VG+ (approaching Near Mint) and the jacket is graded Near Mint (High gloss, excellent color, clean, no tears or seam splits, very minor outer corner wear, one very, very slight bend left corner). The printed Blue Note sleeve is included.

Grading:

Unless otherwise noted these albums are visually inspected only, utilizing Goldmine standards.

I grade the overall condition of the vinyl conservatively and never assign a grade of Mint unless the album is completely sealed. My highest unsealed grade is Near Mint (M-). I base my grading upon what I believe my reaction would be when viewing a vintage album I just purchased for the first time.

Near Mint:  An album which is otherwise mint in every respect but may have one or two inconsequential flaws which do not impact audio quality.

Very Good Plus: Often referred to as "Excellent" or VG++ on other grading scales. An album that has been handled either infrequently or carefully with light surface wear and without any indication of degraded audio quality.

Very Good:  Used but not abused. Often referred to as VG+ on other scales. An album rated Very Good could be expected to have somewhat more moderate surface wear and perhaps even occasional surface noise when played.

I will not offer for sale any album graded less than VG nor any album which I believe may have audible “clicks” or “scratches”. I clean these albums before shipping but as these albums are 40-50 years old you may want to clean them again upon receipt.    

Album jackets are graded in a similar manner. Those that are clean with excellent color, high gloss and no bends, tears or separations are graded Near Mint.  Jackets with light staining, rings, or other minor defects are graded VG+ and the reason why is normally stated. Jackets with seam or spine separations or other obvious signs of general wear are graded VG.

These albums are from a collection accumulated by my late father. To the best of my knowledge, he purchased nearly every album in the collection beginning in the late fifties and ending in the mid to late sixties. The majority of this collection is graded VG+ thanks to his having been particular about the handling of his albums and my having stored them away from humidity in plastic containers for the past 20 years.

SHIPPING:

ALL ALBUMS ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR JACKET, ENCASED IN 100% POLYETHYLENE BAGS AND SHIPPED IN 200# TEST STURDY KRAFT BROWN CORRUGATED CARDBOARD 12' ALBUM CONTAINERS. In order to reduce domestic shipping costs I normally utilize Media Mail.  Optional Priority Mail and USPS insurance is available.

International shipping is normally handled First Class International. Insurance is not available unless you desire me to ship Priority International (which is about double the cost). Tracking is also not available unless shipping Priority. To determine international shipping charges, at the bottom of the listing under “Shipping” click on “update’, then select country. Charges are country specific rather than location specific.

I cannot be held responsible for any damage to/loss of any uninsured album incurred during shipping. 

I want everyone to be pleased with the album they have purchased and will accept the return of any album that is mutually agreed upon as not acceptable as graded for full refund.