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Hiding behind this very lame cover is an incredible live session by Jimmy Smith, with special guests Tina Brooks, Lou Donaldson, and Art Blakey, recorded in Smith’s prime but not released until the 80’s. Jimmy Smith, Cool Blues #jimmysmith #loudonaldson #artblakey #tinabrooks #jazz #jazzvinyl #vinyl #vinyladay #lp #vinyloftheday #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinylcommunity #instavinyl #vinylgram #recordcollector #nowspinning https://www.instagram.com/p/CDhfu1YJ41b/?igshid=yi4jzdpsprzl

“The music that comprises Back to the Tracks was recorded in September 1960, months after the sessions for True Blue, but it sat on the shelves until Mosaic reissued it as part of their Complete Blue Note Recordings box, even though it was penciled in for release. Like Minor Move, Tina Brooks first session that stayed unreleased for over 20 years, Back to the Tracks is an excellent hard bop set, and it’s hard to understand why it wasn’t released at the time. Brooks leads a fantastic band featuring alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor through three originals and two standards. Each musician has opportunity to shine, but Brooks remains the center of attention. His style is remarkably fluid, capable of graceful, elegant turns on the ballads and clean, speedy improvisations on the up-tempo bop. Each of the five songs have breathtaking moments, confirming Brooks talents as a saxophonist, composer and leader. Listening to Back to the Tracks, it’s impossible to figure out why the record wasn’t released at the time, but it’s a hard bop gem from the early ’60s to cherish.” – Stephen Thomas Erlewine/AllMusic.

Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone Johnny Coles – trumpet Kenny Drew – piano Wilbur Ware – bass Philly Joe Jones – drums

Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (track 2 only) Blue Mitchell – trumpet Kenny Drew – piano Paul Chambers – bass Art Taylor – drums

Tina Brooks – tenor saxophone Freddie Hubbard – trumpet Duke Jordan – piano Sam Jones – bass Art Taylor – drums

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated “It is true that Minor Move is right within the hard bop tradition, but fans of that style will find much to treasure here.”

“Minor Move” by #TinaBrooks was recorded on March 16, 1958, at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey and it was Brooks first recording as a leader. The session featured Brooks on tenor, #LeeMorgan on trumpet, #SonnyClark on piano, #DougWatkins on bass and #ArtBlakey on drums. This was Brooks first time as a leader. Although this session was recorded in 1958 it was shelved for some reason until 1980 when it was released in Japan. The funny thing about this album for me is while I was living in Okinawa, Japan I purchased “True Blue” around the fall of 1981 and saw this album in the Tina Brooks section, but I was kind if thrown off by the picture of a cat on the front cover and passed on it. I did have them play side 1 in the record store one afternoon, but I decided to purchase something else. The CD in my collection is what I had until @BlueNoteRecords released this current copy I have in their #TonePoet Series. This session has an all-star cast featuring a then 19-year-old Lee Morgan teamed up with Brooks to form an awesome frontline. My favorite tune on this album is “Nutville” that at first, I thought was the same tune as the “Nutville” on #HoraceSilver “The Cape Verdean” album and its up-tempo Latin flavor, but this Brooks’ composition sounds nothing like it. As the liner note states, “In 1958 Lee Morgan was in his “Bull Ring” period, a time when everything he played seemed about to burst into a fanfare.” And he was in top form for this session. I still wonder why I didn’t purchase this album when I had the chance back in 1981 as I read over the liner notes it dawned on me that at the time of that first Japanese pressing everyone except for Art Blakey had passed before their 43rd birthday. With Morgan, Watkins and Clark passing away tragically and Brooks plagued throughout his adult life from a heroin dependency and his health gradually deteriorating, he eventually passed away from liver cancer at the age of 42. This session is still available on the Blue Note Records website, that if you don’t have it in your collection, I highly recommend it. #Jazzrecords #JazzAlbum #classicjazz #jazzvinyl #Jazz #jazzjunkie #igvinylclub https://www.instagram.com/p/CT5BdzVpNfC/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tina Brooks / True Blue (1960） 写真2　朝ごはんのあと、きれいに毛繕いするmimi。 写真3　でも、首輪してない！どこで無くしたの。2週間前に換えたばかりなのに...。 #TinaBrooks - tenor saxophone #FreddieHubbard - trumpet #DukeJordan - piano #SamJones - bass #ArtTaylor - drums #tidal #ハイレゾ #haghres #MasterQuality #MQA #vinyl #coverart #albumart #33rpm #lp #nowspinning #nowplaying #jazz #hardbop #modernjazz #modaljazz #1960 #BlueNoteRecords #宮古島 #coffee #日本酒 #cat #猫 (宮古島) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwCu_aMJhI/?igshid=1a0nkoww3oelz