MCLEAN,JACKIE – VERTIGO (BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION) - LP •

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UPC: 602465019766 Label: BLUE NOTE RECORDS Format: LPRelease Date: August 7, 2026In stock items ship within 48 hours180g Vinyl LP!Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes!Produced by Music Matters' Joe Harley!Pressed at RTI! Two months before Jackie McLean recorded his inside-out masterpiece One Step Beyond in 1963, the alto saxophonist was in the studio recording a dynamic quintet session that would eventually be released as Vertigo as part of the LT Series in 1980. Primarily featuring a state-of-the-art band with trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Tony Williams, the set presents a dizzying array of styles from bristling post-bop ("Vertigo") to sophisticated funk ("Dusty Foot") to slow blues ("Yams"). The hard bop centerpiece "Formidable" was drawn from an earlier 1959 session featuring Byrd, pianist Walter Davis Jr., bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Pete LaRoca. The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue 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, 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 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on gatefold jacket. Musicians Jackie McLean alto sax Butch Warren, Paul Chambers bass Tony Williams, Pete LaRoca drums Herbie Hancock, Walter Davis piano Donald Byrd trumpet TRACK LIST: Side I: Marney Dusty Foot Formidable Side II: Vertigo Cheers Yams Show more