Whistle Stop: Vinyl LP BF30 James & Wes

James & Wes

Angel Dance

the great alto saxophonist brought a unique multi-generational trio with pianist Brad Mehldau (then 26) and bassist Charlie Haden (then 59) into the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles for an engagement that resulted in this sublime live recording

Watkins At Large was the first of two albums bassist Doug Watkins made as a leader

This new edition is pressed on 180-gram vinyl pressed at QRP with (AAA) lacquers cut from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman and is presented in a tip-on jacket

Whistle Stop: Vinyl LP BF30 James & WesAfter having recorded early classics like Afro Cuban for Blue Note in the mid 1950s, trumpeter Kenny Dorham made an invigorating return to the label in 1961 with Whistle Stop, a set of Dorham originals performed by a top shelf hard bop quintet with Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Kenny Drew on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the