View basket “The Resonator” has been added to your basket. Face To Face Baby Face Willette SKU: 7743434 Barcode: 0602577434341 33.00 £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet Released Date: 28th June 2019 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Baby Face Willette’s Face To Face Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed by Music Matters’ Joe Harley Releasing his debut album, Face To Face, in 1961, this son of a preacher rode in on the wave of aspiring jazz organists that proliferated in the wake of Jimmy Smith’s breakthrough in the late 50s. Grant Green was happy to be a sideman on Roosevelt “Baby Face” Willette’s maiden session and he was joined by drummer Ben Dixon. To give the studio date a different flavor from Grant’s First Stand, saxophonist Fred Jackson, noted for his raspy tone, was added to expand the group to a quartet. As “Swingin’ At Sugar Ray’s” reveals, Willette attacked the keyboard with a percussive ferocity, even though his touch was exceptionally light and staccato-like. The evocative late-night blues of “Goin’ Down” then gives way to the lone cover, a soul jazz deconstruction of “Whatever Lola Wants.” The title tune is driven by a catchy, blues-based riff while the driving “Somethin’ Strange” is another blues-drenched number played with great energy and enthusiasm. Earthy blues elements are also perceptible in vigorous closer, “High ‘N Low.” For fans of soulful organ jazz, Face To Face was a significant release because it introduced an exciting new Hammond B3 practitioner – one who had his own distinctive sound and brought a new dynamism to the genre. 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. The label brought Joe Harley (from Music Matters), aka 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 deluxe gatefold jacket graphics and printing quality to superior mastering (all analog 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. “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 Musicians: Baby Face Willette, organ Fred Jackson, tenor saxophone Grant Green, guitar Ben Dixon, drums Features: • Blue Note Tone Poet Series • Curated by Music Matters co-founder Joe Harley • Audiophile-quality 180g vinyl LP • All-analog mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray • Manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated • Deluxe gatefold jacket packaging Artist Baby Face Willette Genre Jazz Label Blue Note Tone Poet Buying Options 180g 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Format 180g , 1LP , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country UK Track Listings Swingin' At Sugar Ray's Goin' Down Whatever Lola Wants Face To Face Somethin' Strange High ‘N Low Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Baby Face Willette and more from Jazz View Product Quick View Baby Face Willette Face To Face Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 21st October 2016 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Baby Face Willette Face To Face £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: LP84068 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 21st October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Avishai Cohen Sensitive Hours -Shaot Regishot Jazz | Believe Recordings | 180g, 1LP Released 17th February 2023 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Avishai Cohen Sensitive Hours -Shaot Regishot £18.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Believe Recordings SKU: BLV7844 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charlie Parker The Genius Of Charlie Parker Jazz | Doxy | 180g, 1LP Released 26th September 2013 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charlie Parker The Genius Of Charlie Parker £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Doxy SKU: DOX899LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th September 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Tolliver Music Inc Live At Slug’s Volume 2 Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 9th September 2022 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Tolliver Music Inc Live At Slug’s Volume 2 £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: SES-19720 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 9th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Si Kahn Live at The City Jazz | Emily | 1LP Released 31st August 2013 £10.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Si Kahn Live at The City £10.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Emily SKU: NN58089 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st August 2013 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Ahmad Jamal The Piano Scene Of Ahmad Jamal Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 11th April 2014 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ahmad Jamal The Piano Scene Of Ahmad Jamal £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: LN3631 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th April 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lyn Stanley Interludes Jazz | Impex Records | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 9th December 2015 £100.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lyn Stanley Interludes £100.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impex Records SKU: 6272713983040 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 9th December 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Larry Coryell Tricycles Jazz | In & Out Records | 180g, 2LP Released 22nd April 2022 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Larry Coryell Tricycles £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: In & Out Records SKU: IOR771461 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 22nd April 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Doug Carn Adam’s Apple Jazz | Black Jazz | 1LP Released 10th December 2021 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Doug Carn Adam’s Apple £15.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Black Jazz SKU: RLGM12971PMI Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Julie London Julie Is Her Name Vol. 2 Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 14th July 2017 £65.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Julie London Julie Is Her Name Vol. 2 £65.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPP7100-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 14th July 2017 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Grant Green Grant’s First Stand Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 14th June 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Grant Green Grant’s First Stand £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7745061 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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