The 3 Sounds - Bottom's Up (2LP, 45RPM)
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Bill Dowdy, drums
Gene Harris, piano
Andy Simpkins, bass
2 LPs, Gatefold jacket
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Plastylite
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Remastered by Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Originally released in 1959
Reissued in 2009
Tracks :
Side A:
- Besame Mucho
- Angel Eyes
Side B:
- Time After Time
- Love Walked In
Side C:
- I Could Write a Book
- Jinne Lou
Side D:
- Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You
- Falling in Love With Love
Reviews :
"…As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands…Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me…I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud." – Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008
"The second record by the Three Sounds (which, like too many of their recordings, has yet to be reissued on CD in the U.S.) features the increasingly popular group in prime form. Pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy are in top form performing their brand of funky jazz, which left plenty of room for inventive solos along with the percolating grooves. On this set, the trio plays seven standards (including "Besame Mucho," "Love Walked In" and "I Could Write a Book"), plus the original "Jinne Lou." Well worth searching for." AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Rating :
AllMusic 3/5 , Discogs 4.56/5