{"product_id":"jackie-mclean-tippin-the-scales-blue-note-tone-poet-series","title":"JACKIE MCLEAN - Tippin' the Scales (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLP – Limited Edition 180g Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e (Housed in a Deluxe Gatefold Tip-On Jacket. Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJackie McLean\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 1960s Blue Note output is a fascinating body of work, especially viewed with the benefit of hindsight. In between recording 2 venturous modernist sessions—\u003cem\u003eLet Freedom Ring\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Step Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e—that would set the tone for the alto saxophonist’s future explorations, came the seemingly more conventional and relaxed quartet date \u003cem\u003eTippin’ The Scales\u003c\/em\u003e. Recorded in September 1962 but not released until 1979, the date featured McLean with \u003cstrong\u003eSonny Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e on piano, \u003cstrong\u003eButch Warren\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass, and \u003cstrong\u003eArt Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums delivering a swinging hard bop set that presented 2 originals by McLean (“\u003cem\u003eTippin’ the Scales\u003c\/em\u003e” and “\u003cem\u003eRainy Blues\u003c\/em\u003e”) along with 3 by Clark (“\u003cem\u003eNursery Blues\u003c\/em\u003e,” “\u003cem\u003eNicely\u003c\/em\u003e,” and “\u003cem\u003eTwo For One\u003c\/em\u003e”), as well as a tender version of \u003cstrong\u003eVernon Duke\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “\u003cem\u003eCabin in the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Note Tone Poet Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President \u003cstrong\u003eDon Was\u003c\/strong\u003e’ 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtreme 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 \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Harley\u003c\/strong\u003e, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at \u003cstrong\u003eRecord Technology Inc.\u003c\/strong\u003e (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"LP - 180g Vinyl","offer_id":41685773058209,"sku":"SDZ-16621","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/products\/Jackie-McLean_-_Tippin_-The-Scales_-_Blue-Note-Tone-Poet-Series.jpg?v=1647429656","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/jackie-mclean-tippin-the-scales-blue-note-tone-poet-series","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}