View basket “Inner Urge” 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 Jackie McLean Capuchin Swing Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 31st July 2015 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jackie McLean Capuchin Swing £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 4727689 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 31st July 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Roland Kirk Here Comes The Whistleman Jazz | Modern Harmonic | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th February 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Roland Kirk Here Comes The Whistleman £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Modern Harmonic SKU: LPMH8261C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View If If 2 Jazz | Repertoire | 1LP Released 24th March 2017 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders If If 2 £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Repertoire SKU: V145 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gil Evans Orchestra Great Jazz Standards Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 7th July 2011 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gil Evans Orchestra Great Jazz Standards £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: WP1270 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 7th July 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges Side By Side Jazz | Analogue Productions | 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 25th July 2013 £60.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges Side By Side £60.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AVRJ610945 Formats: 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 25th July 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Robert Glasper & Miles Davis Everything’s Beautiful Jazz | Sony Music | 1LP Released 27th May 2016 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Robert Glasper & Miles Davis Everything’s Beautiful £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sony Music SKU: 88875157821 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jelly Roll Morton Piano Solos Jazz | Vogue | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th November 2017 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jelly Roll Morton Piano Solos £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Vogue SKU: 88985448271 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia Friday Night In San Francisco Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 12th January 2024 £31.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia Friday Night In San Francisco £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3549C Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th January 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Bobby Hutcherson Oblique Jazz | Heavenly Sweetness | 180g, 1LP Released 4th April 2013 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bobby Hutcherson Oblique £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Heavenly Sweetness SKU: HS082VL Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 4th April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Comet Is Coming, The Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery Jazz | Impulse | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 13th March 2019 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Comet Is Coming, The Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impulse SKU: 7734537 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 13th March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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