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cole, nat 'king' – st. louis blues (2 x 45rpm lp)
[APP 993-45]

55,55EUR

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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black vinyl) 45rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORDS M mint
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Mono, six page booklet
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
HOMEPAGE --

MUSICIANS

Nat „King“ Cole – vocals, piano
Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
Gordon Jenkins - conducting

SIDE 1

overture (introducing "love theme" and "hesitating blues") - 3:08
harlem blues - 1:51
chantez les bas - 2:36

SIDE 2

friendless blues - 3:16
stay - 2:38
joe turner's blues - 2:41

SIDE 3 beale street blues - 2:57
careless love - 2:44
morning star - 2:13

SIDE 4

memphis blues - 3:07
yellow dog blues - 3:16
st. louis blues - 2:28

REVIEW

An influential figure in the early 20th century development of blues and popular music as a music scholar and as the composer of numerous popular songs, W.C. Handy has often been called 'the Father of the Blues'

When two of the finest and most popular of mid-20th century musical figures, jazz and popular music icon Nat 'King' Cole and style setting arranger extraordinare Nelson Riddle undertook an album dedicated to the music of W.C. Handy, the results were at once a worthy tribute and transformative

Particularly smooth vocals by Nat 'King' Cole were aptly backed by resourceful orchestrations from Nelson Riddle

From the landmark laments of "St. Louis Blues" and the loving appreciation of "Morning Star" on through to the colloquial rag of "Joe Turner's Blues", the varied facets of W.C. Handy's songs were given a lastingly freshened interpretation

Along with the contemporary "Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy", this album is considered by many to be the best anthology of the music of W.C. Handy

Using the original first generation 3-track session tapes from Capitol's vaults and all-analogue systems including custom headstacks, 3-track preview heads, console and monitoring chain installed at AcousTech specially for these releases, mastering engineers Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman realize the rich beauty of these recordings in this double 45-RPM 180-gram album set

Included with this deluxe reissue is a striking six-panel booklet complete with rare photos, a 1,600-word essay by Jordan Taylor on the album and a 1,200-word essay by Michael Fremer about the remastering process

This truly is a no-expenses-spared project, resulting in the ultimate version of this title and a historic reissue

RECORDING January 29 – 31 1958
ENGINEER --
RE MASTERING Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman
RE RELEASED June 2010
AVERAGE RATING 4 Stars out of 5
PRESSING Excellent by RTI USA
SOUND Excellent
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Vocal Jazz / Blues
AVAILABLE as long as inventory

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This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 25 May, 2010.

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