{"product_id":"henry-franklin-the-skipper-at-home-on-limited-colored-vinyl","title":"Henry Franklin - The Skipper At Home - on limited colored vinyl","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003eArtist: Henry Franklin  | Label: RGM  | Format: LP |  Genre: Jazz  |  Album Condition: New | Cover Condition: Sealed\u003chr noshade size=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Franklin\u003cbr\u003eThe Skipper\u003cbr\u003eReal Gone Music 2165C - re-issue on limited BLUE WITH BLACK SWIRL vinyl \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-lg-12 pt-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-2\"\u003eBassist Henry Franklin’s 1972 release for Black Jazz, The Skipper, is one of the highlights in a label catalog full of many, and his 1974 follow-up, The Skipper at Home (“The Skipper” is Franklin’s nickname), lives up to its predecessor’s high standard and might even surpass it. Which is no surprise given that a lot of the same players are on it, including trumpeter\/flugelhornist Oscar Brashear, tenor\/soprano saxophonist Charles Owens, and pianist Bill Henderson (here billed as Kemang Sunduza). But The Skipper at Home also boasts ace talents like keyboardist Kirk Lightsey (memorably featured on the Roland Haynes Black Jazz release 2nd Wave), trombonist Al Hall, Jr. (who appeared on Black Jazz releases from Doug Carn, Chester Thompson, and Calvin Keys), and drummer Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, who’s played with everyone from Miles Davis to Joe Henderson. The result is an album that, like The Skipper, is rooted in bop but one that nods to some of the currents that were swirling in jazz at the time; it’s a little freer, a little more electric. And, as is true of just about every Black Jazz release, the ensemble work is remarkably intuitive and swinging, driven by Franklin’s melodic, inventive bass playing. This remastered and annotated package comes in a blue with black swirl pressing limited to just 500 copies! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    Includes; \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Lights \u003cbr\u003eWhat Was \u003cbr\u003eSoft Spirit \u003cbr\u003eThe Magic Boy \u003cbr\u003eVenus Fly Trap \u003cbr\u003eWaltz For Boobuss\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNEW SEALED \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ere-issue on limited BLUE WITH BLACK SWIRL vinyl \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RedEye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49042220351739,"sku":null,"price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/4553\/files\/201375126936.jpg?v=1783191056","url":"https:\/\/orbitrecords.com\/products\/henry-franklin-the-skipper-at-home-on-limited-colored-vinyl","provider":"Orbit Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}