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Smooth As The Wind
LP (Item 58901) Riverside, 1961 — Condition: Very Good$9.99 ...
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A slightly different record than usual for Blue – not as down-n-dirty and funky, but more "smooth as the wind" – with Blue blowing solos over larger arrangements by Tadd Dameron and Benny Golson, a small string group mixed with jazz and horn backings. Given the hipness of the arrangers, the session's still got a nice edge – and the choice of material takes it past the realm of stringy standards, into a more complex mode that shows a very different side of Blue. Titles include "Strollin", "A Blue Time", "For Heaven's Sake", "Peace", and "Smooth As The Wind". © 1996-2023, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Mono blue label Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing, RLP 367, with microphone logo and deep groove. Cover has split seams, light surface wear, and a name in pen. Labels have a name in pen.)
(Mono blue label Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing, RLP 367, with microphone logo and deep groove. Cover has split seams, light surface wear, and a name in pen. Labels have a name in pen.)
Very Good
- Vinyl can have some dirt, but nothing major.
- May not shine under light, but should still be pretty clean, and not too dirty.
- May have a number of marks (5 to 10 at most), and obvious signs of play, but never a big cluster of them, or any major mark that would be very deep. Most marks should still not click under a fingernail.
- May not look near perfect, but should play fairly well, with slight surface noise, and the occasional click in part of a song, but never throughout a whole song or more.
- This is clearly a copy that was played by someone a number of times, but which could also be a good "play copy" for someone new.
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