Doug Watkins – Watkins at Large – 180g [Tone Poet Series]

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Artist: Doug Watkins |Label: Blue Note 20 |Format: LP |Genre: Jazz | Album Condition: New | Cover Condition: Sealed

Doug Watkins
Watkins at Large
Blue Note / Transition 20 – 180g re-issue LP – Tone Poet Series

Recorded in 1956 for producer Tom Wilsons short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records,Watkins At Largewas the first of only two albums that the great bassistDoug Watkinswould make as a leader. The Detroit native had moved to New York and begun to garner recognition for his contributions to the Art Blakey-Horace Silver co-led iteration of the Jazz Messengers as well as Bud Powells trio when Wilson decided to give him the opportunity to front his own recording date. Along with a first-rate ensemble featuring trumpeterDonald Byrd, tenor saxophonistHank Mobley, guitaristKenny Burrell, pianistDuke Jordan, and drummerArt Taylor, Watkins swings through a stellar set of blues, ballads, and more including originals written by Jordan, Burrell, and Thad Jones.

Blue Note Tone Poet Series

The Blue Note Tone Poet Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), a.k.a. the Tone Poet, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Blue Note/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).

Tracklist:

Return to Paradise
Phinupi
Phil T. McNasty’s Blues
More of the Same
Panonica

NEW SEALED 180g LP – audiophile quality