LOU DONALDSON Blues Walk BLUE NOTE 1593 W63RD NYC RARE

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  LOU DONALDSON Blues Walk BLUE NOTE 1593 W63RD NYC RARE!








A MINT MINUS ORIGINAL LP ON BLUE NOTE 1593

FROM CIRCA 1962 WITH 47 WEST 63RD NYC ON SIDE ONE LABEL AND IS NOT DEEP GROOVE. SIDE TWO LABEL IS DEEP GROOVE WITH THE NEW YORK USA ADDRESS. (AND WHY ARE THE TWO LABELS DIFFERENT? BECAUSE IN LATE 1962 INTO EARLY 1963, BLUE NOTE CHANGED THE ADDRESS ON THE LABEL FROM WEST 63RD TO NEW YORK USA AND THIS LP WAS PRESSED SOMETIME DURING THE CHANGEOVER).

WITH WEST 61ST ADDRESS ON BOTTOM OF BACK COVER

RECORDED BY RUDY VAN GELDER WITH RVG AND THE EAR IN THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

WITH THE ORIGINAL BLUE BLACK AND WHITE THUMBNAIL INNER SLEEVE WITH BLUE NOTE THE FINEST IN JAZZ SINCE 1939 IN BLUE LETTERS AT TOP OF SLEEVE

WITH LOU ON ALTO SAX, HERMAN FOSTER ON PIANO, PECK MORRISON ON BASS, DAVE BAILEY ON DRUMS AND RAY BARETTO ON CONGA

6 TRACKS INCLUDE BLUES WALK, MOVE, THE MASQUERADE IS OVER, PLAY RAY, AUTUMN NOCTURNE, CALLIN' ALL CATS

THE LACQUERED FRONT COVER STOCK WITH SOME LIGHT RUB WEAR. CORNERS WITH ROUGH SPOTS AND SMALL OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. A SMALL NICK TO THE BOTTOM EDGE WITH OUTER LAYER LOSS. SLEEVE EDGE FRONT SIDE WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOT ALONG EDGE JUST ABOVE DONALDSON. BACK WHITE CARD STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION.

SIDE ONE LABEL WITH A LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARK UNDER THE SPINDLE HOLE. SIDE TWO HOLE VIRGINAL. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK APPEARS TO HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, MUCH LESS TOUCHED, BEFORE NOW. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT, A FEW LIGHT SURFACE PAPER SLEEVE STORAGE IMPRESSIONS FROM SHELVING. I'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP ON THE VPI TURNTABLE AND PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL PLAY AND SOUNDING QUITE CRISP, CLEAN AND VIBRANT. EVEN THE DEAD WAX BETWEEN THE TRACKS WAS ALMOST TOTALLY SILENT. AN AMAZING LP AFTER 47 YEARS ALIVE FROM THE FIRST STRAINS OF BLUES WALK TO THE LAST TRACK.

FROM THE ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Review
by Steve Huey
Lou Donaldson's undisputed masterpiece, Blues Walk, marks the point where the altoist began to decisively modify his heavy Charlie Parker influence and add a smoky, bluesy flavor of his own. The material is still firmly in the bebop vein, and the mellower moments aren't as sleepy as some of Donaldson's subsequent work, so the album sounds vital and distinctive even as it slows down and loosens things up. That makes it the definitive release in Donaldson's early, pre-soul-jazz period, but what elevates Blues Walk to classic status is its inviting warmth. Donaldson's sweetly singing horn is ingratiating and melodic throughout the six selections, making even his most advanced ideas sound utterly good-natured and accessible. The easy-swinging title cut is a classic, arguably Donaldson's signature tune even above his late-'60s soul-jazz hits, and his other two originals -- "Play Ray" and "Callin' All Cats" -- are in largely the same vein. Elsewhere, Donaldson displays opposite extremes of his sound; the up-tempo bebop classic "Move" provokes his fieriest playing on the record, and his romantic version of "Autumn Nocturne" is simply lovely, a precursor to Lush Life. The addition of Ray Barretto on conga is a subtle masterstroke, adding just a bit more rhythmic heft to the relaxed swing. There are numerous likable records in Donaldson's extensive catalog, but Blues Walk is the best of them all.

AND, LASTLY, PLEASE DO REMEMBER SOUND QUALITY IS AFFECTED BY WHAT THE VINYL IS PLAYED ON! IF YOUR STEREO SYSTEM HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CHOSEN AND ASSEMBLED FOR IT'S AURAL QUALITIES AND YOU PERFORM BASIC MAINTENANCE LIKE CLEANING YOUR VINYL, CLEANING THE NEEDLE AFTER EACH PLAY, AND REPLACING THE CARTRIDGE WHEN NEEDED, YOUR LPS SHOULD SOUND QUITE GOOD.

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