View basket “Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson” 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 Charles Mingus The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus Jazz | BMG Rights Management | 1LP Released 14th January 2022 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538681680 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th January 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie’s Big 4 (Analogue Productions/Pablo) Jazz | Analogue Productions/Pablo | 180g, 1LP Released 26th July 2024 £47.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie’s Big 4 (Analogue Productions/Pablo) £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions/Pablo SKU: AAPJ 158 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th July 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Joe Henderson Inner Urge Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 3rd April 2024 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Joe Henderson Inner Urge £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: nn283833 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Miles Davis On The Corner Jazz | Mobile Fidelity | SACD Released 21st June 2016 £45.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis On The Corner £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: UDSACD 2171 Formats: SACD Released Date: 21st June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sarah Vaughan Golden Hits Jazz | Verve | 1LP Released 6th September 2019 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sarah Vaughan Golden Hits £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 7788713 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eddie Gale Eddie Gale’s Ghetto Music Jazz | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 30th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eddie Gale Eddie Gale’s Ghetto Music £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M127LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tord Gustavsen Trio The Other Side Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 31st August 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tord Gustavsen Trio The Other Side £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 6758251 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Patton Let ’em Roll Jazz | Blue Note | Miscellaneous Released 11th February 2009 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Patton Let ’em Roll £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: BLUENOTE4239 Formats: Miscellaneous Released Date: 11th February 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Etta James The Montreux Years Jazz | BMG | 2LP Released 25th June 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Etta James The Montreux Years £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG SKU: 4050538631173 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 25th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band Egyptian Jazz Jazz | Strut | 1LP Released 12th November 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band Egyptian Jazz £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Strut SKU: STRUT263LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th November 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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