Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissues. Joe Harley co-founder of the acclaimed Music Matters Jazz audiophile vinyl label is the producer of this new series, handpicked titles mastered from the original master tapes on 180g Vinyl in deluxe covers. Mastering is done by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and vinyl is pressed at Record Technology Incorporated, RTI in the USA.

• Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
• All Analog Mastering
• Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Mastered From Original Master Tapes
• Reissue supervised by Joe Harley
• 180 Gram Vinyl Pressed at RTI USA
• Deluxe Cover

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-gram 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!

"Per Don Was's direction, everything about this reissue series closely mirrors the Music Matters releases that so impressed Was..." - Michael Fremer, Analogplanet

"The LPs are mastered directly from the original analog master tapes by Kevin at his incredible facility called Cohearent Mastering. We go about it in the exact same way that we did for so many years for the Music Matters Blue Note reissues. We do not roll off the low end, boost the top or do any limiting of any kind. We allow the full glory of the original Blue Note masters to come though unimpeded! Short of having an actual time machine, this is as close as you can get to going back and being a fly on the wall for an original Blue Note recording session." – Joe Harley

The Remarkable Carmell Jones is a rare gem from the Pacific Jazz catalog recorded in 1961 with the trumpeter Carmell Jones joined by tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Frank Strazzeri, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Leon Pettis. The Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of The Remarkable Carmell Jones will include a new essay by Thomas Conrad that elucidates the story behind the album.

The Kansas City-born trumpeter Carmell Jones was quickly signed by Pacific Jazz soon after his arrival in Los Angeles in 1960, and in addition to appearing on sessions led by labelmates Gerald Wilson, Bud Shank, and Curtis Amy, Jones began what seemed sure to be a promising recording career with his impressive and accurately titled 1961 debut, The Remarkable Carmell Jones. The album found Jones in excellent company with a top-shelf band featuring tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Frank Strazzeri, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Leon Pettis. Jones comes out of the gate swinging with an inventive solo on Duke Ellington's "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" and delivers fireworks on the breakneck-paced "Night Tide." But Jones also proves himself an effective balladeer on a stunning rendition of the Arlen/Mercer standard "Come Rain or Come Shine" and his own striking original "Stellisa." Jones would go on to record two more leader dates for Pacific Jazz and later joined the Horace Silver Quintet appearing on the pianist's timeless classic Song for My Father before abruptly moving to Germany in 1965 where he would stay for the next 15 years.

Musicians:

Carmell Jones - trumpet
Harold Land - tenor saxophone
Frank Strazzeri - piano
Gary Peacock - bass
Leon Pettis - drums

Track Listing:

01. I'm Gonna Go Fishing
02. Come Rain Or Come Shine
03. Night Tide
04. Sad March
05. Stellisa
06. Full Moon And Empty Arms

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