Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue (mono)

Midnight Blue is one of those records that you just put on, sit back and relax. Burrell and a great band including Stanley Turrentine on tenor sax, Bill English on drums, Ray Barretto on conga and Major Holley Jr. on bass lay down tunes including "Mule," "Soul Lament," "Wavy Gravy," "Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You" and "Midnight Blue" among others. Burrell is quoted as saying to Alfred Lion "I have always had a love for the blues. In my earliest days in Detroit, I worked with groups that concentrated a great deal on the blues. And I wanted to get a group together for this session that can feel the blues the way I do." Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, this mono release employs the original two-track master tapes with the channels "folded 50/50" per instructions on the tape box used and cut on Classic's "all tube" mono cutting system (including mono cutting amp and cutter head) at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Pressed on Classic's Quiex Super Vinyl Profile, this release, as part of the Classic Blue Note Signature LP Series is a must have.