Wayne Shorter Schizophrenia LP 180 Gram Vinyl Kevin Gray Blue Note Tone Poet Series RTI 2023 USA
Title: Schizophrenia
Catalog Number: B0036692-01 / BST 84297
Label: Blue Note
Reissued by: Blue Note
Barcode: 602448498533
Edition: Blue Note Audiophile Vinyl
Original release year: 1969
Reissue year: 2023
Number of discs: 1
Revolutions per minute: 33⅓ rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 180gr
Total Item Weight: 498gr
Pressing country: USA
For Market Release in: USA
Added to catalog on: September 23, 2023
Collection: Blue Note Tone Poet Series
Note: Never eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
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 Gatefold 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
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 gatefold tip-on jacket.
Between 1964-1967 the legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter created a treasured and deeply influential body of work within the acoustic jazz tradition with classic albums such as Night Dreamer, JuJu, Speak No Evil, and Adam’s Apple that presented Shorter’s brilliant and distinctive original compositions performed by various configurations of modern jazz masters. On 1967’s Schizophrenia Shorter arrived at the pinnacle of post-bop and gazed out at the horizons around him. A current of the avant-garde already coursed through his music and the next time he would enter the studio for Blue Note would be for his 1969 fusion exploration Super Nova. But in this moment, he produced one of his most complete and stylistically diverse artistic statements with a sextet of like-minded musical adventurers including James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums. The six-song set of original compositions includes several of Shorter’s most enduring themes including the unforgettable groove of “Tom Thumb,” the evocative “Go,” and the beautiful ballad “Miyako,” as well as Spaulding’s churning piece “Kryptonite.”
Musicians:
Curtis Fuller - trombone
James Spaulding - alto sax, flute
Wayne Shorter - tenor sax
Herbie Hancock - piano
Ron Carter - bass
Joe Chambers - drums
Track Listing:
A1: Tom Thumb
A2: Go
A3: Schizophrenia
B1: Kryptonite
B2: Miyako
B3: Playground
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