Trombonist Bennie Green's 1958 Blue Note debut is one of hard bop's most warmly swinging sessions, and this Blue Note Tone Poet pressing is the definitive way to own it. Green leads a stellar ensemble featuring saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Joe Knight, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Louis Hayes through a program that moves effortlessly from buoyant swing to Latin grooves to tender ballads.
This mono edition was produced by Joe Harley and mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original analog master tapes — the same source the music was captured on in 1958. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI (Record Technology Inc.) and housed in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket, this is the audiophile standard for Back On The Scene.
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Limited to 3 individually numbered copies.
