Herbie Nichols Trio (Mono)
Piano, Liner Notes – Herbie Nichols
Drums – Max Roach [click here to see more vinyl featuring Max Roach]
Bass – Al McKibbon (A1-5, B4), Teddy Kotick (B1-3, B5)
Written by Herbie Nichols (all tracks except B5), Billie Holiday (A4), George and Ira Gershwin (B5)
1 LP, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded August 1 & 7, 1955 and April 19, 1956 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
Original session produced by Alfred Lion
Reissue supervised by Joe Harley
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Cover design by Reid Miles
Photography by Francis Wolff
Liner Notes by Herbie Nichols
Originally released in 1956
Reissued in October 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- The Gig
- House Party Starting
- Chit-Chatting
- The Lady Sings the Blues
- Terpsichore
Side B:
- Spinning Song
- Query
- Wildflower
- Hangover Triangle
- Mine
Reviews :
Herbie Nichols was one of the most original pianists and composers in Jazz history. Blue Note founder Alfred Lion considered him to be as unique and important a voice as Thelonious Monk, another singular talent who Lion was the first to record a few years before he signed Nichols in 1955. Little-known during his lifetime, recognition has begun to grow in recent decades for Nichols’ incredibly hip, angular compositions, each of which were miniature marvels built with their own sturdy inner logic. Following his introduction on the two 10” LPs The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2., Nichols returned to Rudy Van Gelder’s Hackensack, New Jersey studio in August 1955 with drummer Max Roach and bassist Al McKibbon—and again in April 1956 with Roach and bassist Teddy Kotick—for sessions that produced Herbie Nichols Trio (BLP 1519). This 12” LP was another collection of idiosyncratic Nichols originals including “The Gig,” “House Party Starting,” “Wildflower,” and perhaps his best-known composition “Lady Sings the Blues” which was written for Billie Holiday.
Ratings:
AllMusic 3 / 5 , Discogs 4.76 / 5