JOHNNY GRIFFIN VERIFIED HOFFMAN GRAY MASTERED GIANT INTRODUCING SET + XRCD + LP

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JOHNNY GRIFFIN COLLECTION OF TWO AUDIOPHILE LIMITED EDITION BOTH INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED TITLES WITH 4 PIECES OF 180 GRAM 45 SPEED VINYL IN THIS ONE OF A KIND SET EACH TITLE IS Numbered Limited Edition WITH VERIFYING COLLECTORS ORIGINAL RELEASE 1ST EDITION 45 RPM 180 GRAM MASTERED BY STEVE HOFFMAN & KEVIN GRAY SIGNATURE MARKETING/HYPE STICKER & LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED ON THE BACK OF JACKET PROVING THAT THESE LP SETS ARE THE ORIGINAL RELEASE AND EACH STILL HAS THESE HOFFMAN GRAY STICKERS ATTACHED TO THE SEALED PLASTIC WRAP PROTECTING THE LP JACKETS & VINYL INSIDE. IF THAT SIGINATURE STICKER IS NOT ON THE FRONT PLASTIC WRAP OR DOESN'T HAVE A LIMITED EDITION NUMBER THEN YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING THIS ORIGINAL 45 RPM ACOUSTECH RELEASES. LOW Numbered Limited Edition #109 OF 1000 PRESSINGS WORLDWIDE WITH VERIFYING COLLECTORS ORIGINAL RELEASE 1ST EDITION 45 RPM 180 GRAM MASTERED BY STEVE HOFFMAN & KEVIN GRAY SIGNATURE MARKETING/HYPE STICKER & LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED ON THE BACK OF JACKET PROVING THAT THIS LP SET IS THE ORIGINAL RELEASE AND IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE SEALED PLASTIC WRAP PROTECTING THE LP JACKET & VINYL INSIDE. IF THAT SIGINATURE STICKER IS NOT ON THE FRONT PLASTIC WRAP OR DOESN'T HAVE A LIMITED EDITION NUMBER THEN YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING THIS ORIGINAL 45 RPM ACOUSTECH RELEASE. Here's How it was done : Using only the original analog master tapes, the renowned team of Steve Hoffman & Kevin Gray remastered and cut all of the titles at AcousTech Mastering, which features a pure Class-A disc-cutting system. AcousTech is located at Record Technology, Inc. the plant where the vinyl was pressed. It is a tremendous sonic advantage to have the pressing plant plating department & mastering room in the same facility as Steve & Kevin could cut a lacquer and plated immediately. This prevents the degradation of the grooves in a lacquer which is very fragile to quick deterioration. And of course cutting at 45 speed is the audiophile choice for the highes quality. A 45-RPM record is sonically superior to a 33 1/3 variety because of a 35 percent reduction of groove curvature compared to a 33 1/3 cut.. It means that while you can't fit as much music into a 45, the undukations of the groove that your cartridge has to track are stretched over a longer distance. For these reissues, the music was displaced onto four sides, meaning each side contains about 10 minutes of music. This is the ultimate reissues. The only way you'll get closer to this classic music is to listen to the master tapes or have been in the studio with the artist originally during the actual session. You should never pass up the opportunity to upgrade your collection. They're each very limited in their pressings and disappear with extraordinary quickness from the vinyl market. This causes prices to skyrocket because once they are gone, they are gone forever! Don't second-guess yourself with this chance to upgrade your collection because before you know it, the opportunity will have passed forever. . Johnny Griffin Introducing Johnny Griffin 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION 45rpm 2LP SET LOW NUMBERED 119 OF THE 2500 PRESSINGS WORLDWIDE 753088153372 Incredible Jazz Records + the original analog master tapes + cut at 45 RPM + mastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech + pressed on two 180-gram virgin vinyl LPs by RTI = THE ULTIMATE LP REISSUE! The same formula that made the Fantasy 45 Series perhaps the most successful audiophile reissue collection ever is now being reapplied to Blue Note reissues! Johnny Griffin had been kicking around in R&B bands for years before his Blue Note debut in 1956. And what was "introduced" was a tenor saxophonist with a fresh sound, a warm, soulful style and the fastest technique in jazz. He moves from lyrical ballads to blistering tempos with ease. Within two years, Griff would become one of the leading tenor saxophonists in jazz as a member of Thelonious Monk's quartet. Features: • Numbered & Limited to 2500 copies • Original analog master tapes • 45 RPM • Two 180g Virgin Vinyl LPs • Mastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech • Pressed by RTI Musicians: Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone Wynton Kelly, piano Curly Russell, bass Max Roach, drums Selections: 1. Mil Dew 2. Chicago Calling 3. These Foolish Things 4. The Boy Next Door 5. Nice And Easy 6. It's Allright With Me 7. Lover Man Johnny Griffin The Little Giant 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION 45rpm 2LP SET NUMBERED 939 OF THE 1000 PRESSINGS WORLDWIDE One of the most formidable improvisers of the post-bebop 1950s , Johnny Griffin attracted more than his share of nicknames: Little Giant referred jointly to his large musical stature and small size; the widely-used Fastest Gun in the West placed (in the tenor player's own opinion) undue emphasis on his ability to perform at blistering tempos. This LP was the first of several attempts to change Griffin's image through more carefully structured albums - in this case Norman Simmons' arrangements played by a strong sextet featuring Blue Mitchell and Wynton Kelly. PLUS BONUS XRCD FOR THOSE COLLECTORS WHO WANT THE FINEST AUDIOPHILE LP'S AS WELL AS CD'S - XRCD Super Analogue is widely considered to be the best audiophile upgrade since the original CD. Allows the listener to hear what the producer and artist intended... the sound of the original master tape! You don't need a "golden ear" to hear the improvement in an xrcd. The improvement in sound quality of xrcd over a conventional CD is not subtle. Obvious gains in clarity, transparency, dynamics and warmth of XRCD can be heard by all. XRCD allows the listener to hear what the producer and artist intended to hear the sound of the original master tape. And, unlike some other recent attempts to improve CD sound quality, no additional equipment or add on converter is necessary to fully realize the sonic benefits of the xrcd process. All XRCDs will play on ANY CD Player! XRCD is the optimization of CD mastering and manufacturing. The care and time put into the creation of an XRCD far exceeds that of any other compact disc. Sophisticated analysis by both test instrument and ear are used to evaluate every step of signal transfer, from the inception of the mastering process through the final manufacture of the disc. The degree of specialization of the process is such that only one production line at one manufacturing facility in YOKOHAMA, Japan is of sufficient quality to produce the XRCD Johnny Griffin - The Little Giant XRCD If you looking for a very cool jazz album that just never stops then look no further my friends....... Don DeMicheal in Downbeat magazine said that "this is fist-clenching, head shaking jazz filled with exclamation marks" which is the perfect discription for this album. Griffin was one of T-Monk's band of merry men way back and was considered one of the great post-bepop artists from the 50's. "The little giant" deserves a lot more recognition than it has received and is sadly overlooked far too often. And just look at the line up with Blue Mitchell on the trumpet and Wynton Kelly on the piano and the amazing Albert "Tootie" Heath on the drums. Of course Johnny Griffin plays his heart out on the tenor sax and although known for his rather frenzied approach actually plays in a more reserved manner on this album. This album offers amazing drumming and great piano work all the way through and everone gets to really help support Griffin. This was actually one of the albums that hooked me on Wynton Kelly as he does such a great job on through this recording. This is the Japanese XRCD release from 1995 and sounds beautifully bright , electric and alive! An absolute essential jazz album ! Musicians: Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone Blue Mitchell, trumpet Julian Priester, trombone Wynton Kelly, piano Sam Jones, bass Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums Track Listings 1. Olive Refractions 2. The Message 3. The Lonely One 4. 63rd Street Theme 5. Playmates 6. Venus and the Moon COLLECTORS ITEMS are ONE OF A KIND and OUT OF PRINT, PRODUCTS ARE IRREPLACEABLE - no exchange or return for opened product. + A TREMENDOUSLY RARE BONUS LP WITH A GRIFFIN TRACK BIRD LIVES THE MUSIC OF CHARLIE PARKER - 1988 REMASTERED BY PHIL DE LANCIE AT FANTASY STUDIOS MILESTONE RECORDS Out of Print sealed LP with very small cutout in original factory sealed Jacket . - This is one of the last copies remaning in the world still Factory Sealed. TREMENDOUSLY RARE VARIOUS COLLECTION OVER 20 YEARS OUT OF PRINT FROM THE FAMOUS JAZZ LABEL MILESTONE. 1. Yardbird Suite - Art Pepper 2. Confirmation - Gene Ammons 3. Ornithology - Bill Evans 4. Parker's Mood (Bless My Soul) - Eddie Jefferson, James Moody 5. Scrapple from the Apple - Blue Mitchell 6. Privave - James Moody 7. Repitition - Wes Montgomery 8. Billie's Bounce - Johnny Griffin 9. Steeplechase - Hampton Hawes 10. 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