Bobby Hutcherson Total Eclipse (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 180g LP

By Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson Total Eclipse (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 180g LP

By Bobby Hutcherson

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Specifications

Studio

Blue Note

Number of Discs

1

Weight

6.35 Ounce

Genre

Jazz

Year

1968

Language

English

Description

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson was a defining feature of the sound of Blue Note Records throughout the 1960s, equally at home in hard bop, soul jazz, and avant-garde settings. His 1968 album Total Eclipse was the vibraphonist's first recording to feature tenor saxophonist and flutist Harold Land who would go on to become a key collaborator in the years to follow. Hutcherson and Land had been co-leading a band on the West Coast and came to New York City for engagements at Slugs' Saloon and the Village Vanguard before heading into Plaza Sound Studio to record the album. 


Rounding out the band were pianist Chick Corea, bassist Reggie Johnson & Hutcherson's go-to drummer Joe Chambers on this impassioned and probing set of post-bop. With the exception of Corea's exceptional piece "Matrix," the rest of the program consists of Hutcherson compositions including the assured and briskly swinging opener "Herzog" and the epic closer "Pompeian" which moves between a gentle, lilting waltz and more turbulent explorations.

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 gatefold tip-on jacket. 

Musicians
Harold Land - tenor sax, flute 
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes 
Chick Corea - piano 
Reggie Johnson - bass 
Joe Chambers - drums

Selections 

Side 1: 
1. Herzog 
2. Total Eclipse 
3. Matrix 

Side 2: 
1. Same Shame 
2. Pompeian

Product Overview

Music Director Bobby Hutcherson
Actors Bobby Hutcherson,Harold Land,Chick Corea,Reggie Johnson,Joe Chambers,
Director Bobby Hutcherson
Artist Bobby Hutcherson
UPC 602445953219
Condition New
Format Vinyl

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