{"product_id":"new-blakey-art-the-jazz-messengers-roots-herbs-tone-poet-series-lp","title":"New - Blakey, Art \u0026 The Jazz Messengers - Roots \u0026 Herbs (Tone Poet Series) - LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' Roots \u0026amp; Herbs Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray \u0026amp; Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed by Music Matters' Joe Harley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow is it that one of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Blakey's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egreatest albums with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJazz Messengers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis so little known? The 1961 edition of the Messengers included\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLee Morgan\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eon trumpet,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWayne Shorter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon tenor saxophone,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBobby Timmons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon piano, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJymie Merritt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eon bass. In February and May of 1961, this group (with pianist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Davis Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esitting in on two tracks) entered Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey and proceeded to lay down\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoots \u0026amp; Herbs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a brilliant set of six Shorter compositions including the driving hard bop of the title track, the playful \"Ping Pong,\" and the clever \"United.\" The album was eventually released in 1970 and deserves a place among Blakey's finest recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue Note Records has announced the continuation of the acclaimed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2020. 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The titles were once again handpicked by Harley and cover the crème de la crème of the Blue Note catalog along with underrated classics, modern era standouts, and albums from other labels under the Blue Note umbrella including Pacific Jazz and United Artists Records. Every aspect of these Blue Note\/Tone Poet releases is done to the highest-possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The LPs are mastered directly from the original analog master tapes by Kevin at his incredible facility called Cohearent Mastering. We go about it in the exact same way that we did for so many years for the Music Matters Blue Note reissues. We do not roll off the low end, boost the top or do any limiting of any kind. We allow the full glory of the original Blue Note masters to come though unimpeded! 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