Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin' - Blue Note Classic Vinyl series 180g

Sonny Clark 
Cool Struttin' 
Blue Note 1588 re-issue LP on 180g vinyl as part of Blue Note's Classic Vinyl series. 

Cool Struttin', the pianist's most famous and rewarding album, features Sonny Clark in a quintet with altoist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Art Farmer, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. On this 1958 gem, Clark is featured on four lengthy performances, including Miles Davis 'Sippin' At Bells" and the exotic 'Deep Night.' The music is filled with magical moments where the five musicians seem to think and create like one.

The greatest jazz performances include moments like those heard on 'Cool Struttin' where the music has a life of its own beyond the individual players. The more one plays this superb album, the more it is obvious that this is one of the truly essential Blue Note recordings. This audiophile 180g vinyl was mastered from the original analog tapes overseen by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio. 

This re-issue is curious, in that the catalogue number shown is 1588, which indicates mono, (stereo would be 81588) yet in the upper L corner of the back jacket, it clearly states Stereo and has the number 81588. Hard to believe that Blue Note would make a mistake...