Curtis Fuller - Volume 3

180-gram LP

Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape

Plated and pressed at RTI

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.

After moving from Detroit to New York in 1957, Curtis Fuller quickly became omnipresent on Blue Note Records. The trombonist cut his first two leader dates that summer (The Opener and Bone & Bari) and appeared as a sideman with John Coltrane (Blue Train), Lee Morgan (City Lights), Jimmy Smith (House Party), Bud Powell (Bud!), and others.

In December, he headed out to Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey to record Volume 3 with trumpeter Art Farmer, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Louis Hayes. Highlights of this excellent set include the Fuller originals "Little Messenger," inspired by the forceful sound of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the Afro-Cuban gem "Quantrale," and the cinematic epic "Carvon," before the album closes with a tender version of the Lane-Lerner "It's Too Late Now."

 

Side A

1. Little Messenger

2. Quantrale

3. Jeanie

Side B

1. Carvon

2. Two Quarters Of A Mile

3. It's Too Late Now

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