Les Arbuckle – No More No Les (SuperVinyl)
RARITY – Sealed
Tenor Saxophone : Les Arbuckle
Bass : Cecil McBee
Drums : John Ramsay
Piano : Kenny Barron
1 LP, standard sleeve
Super Vinyl Premium HP-180
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Label : AudioQuest Music
Original Label : AudioQuest Music
Recorded by Roger Rhodes at Sear Sound, NYC,
Engineered by Fred Kevorkian
Co Produced by John McNeil
Produced by Joe Harley
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Originally released March 1993
Tracks:
Side A:
- For Now For Always - The Parent Trap
- Let Me Be Good To You - The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective
- So This Is Love - Cinderella
Side B:
- Home Is Where The Heart Is - Tale Spin
- Love - Robin Hood
- Someday My Prince Will Come - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Side C:
- If I Never Knew You - Pocahontas
- The Second Star To The Right - Peter Pan
- La La Ru - Lady and the Tramp
Side D:
- Once Upon A Dream - Sleeping Beauty
- Remember When - 101 Dalmatians
- When You Wish Upon A Star – Pinocchio
Reviews:
"It's unusual for someone to wait until he is in his forties to record his first date as a leader, but tenor saxophonist Les Arbuckle's postponed debut is worth the wait. This 1993 session finds the veteran educator accompanied by two very familiar names: pianist Kenny Barron (seemingly nearly everyone's first-call pianist during the 1990s) and bassist Cecil McBee, along with drummer John Ramsay, a friend when both were teaching at Berklee during the 1970s. While post-bop dominates the CD, there are variations. The mournful dirge-like opening duet with McBee's arco bass in "Prelude and Groove" segues into the street-parade-like funk of the main body of the piece, while the brisk treatment of Mal Waldron's great ballad "Soul Eyes" blends hard bop with a Latin-flavored rhythm. Other highlights include his hard-blowing interpretation of Cole Porter's "It's Alright With Me" and the leader's loping late-night blues "Emily's Hot Bath." AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden
Ratings :
Discogs : 5 / 5