{"product_id":"lee-morgan-the-cooker-tone-poet-lp","title":"Lee Morgan - The Cooker - Tone Poet LP","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll-Analog 180g Vinyl LP!\u003cbr\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tape!\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Music Matters' Joe Harley! Pressed at RTI!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListening to Lee Morgan blow his molten solo on \"A Night in Tunisia,\" the opening track of The Cooker, it's hard to fathom that he was only 19 years old at the time. Recorded just two weeks after Morgan's dazzling performance on John Coltrane's masterpiece Blue Train in September 1957, The Cooker was in fact Morgan's fifth Blue Note album as a leader. Bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones (both of whom also played on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Train\u003c\/i\u003e) are joined by baritone saxophone master Pepper Adams and the great Bobby Timmons on piano on this superbly swinging session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"Tone Poet\" Joe Harley - co-founder and co-producer of the acclaimed Music Matters audiophile vinyl series - is the producer of this new series of all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering was done by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl was manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI). The titles were handpicked by Harley and cover lesser-known Blue Note classics, modern era standouts, and albums from other labels under the Blue Note catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180 gm audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. 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. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe so-called Tone Poet (Joe Harley) is confident that his audiophile reissues will allow 21st-century listeners to hear what the musicians heard as the master tape was played back on the studio monitors in Rudy Van Gelder's studio 50 or 60 years ago. He believes that, in terms of quality, Blue Note albums have never sounded or looked better.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"Every aspect of these Blue Note releases is done to the highest possible standard,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehe says.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"It means that you will never find a superior version.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-Analog 180g Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered from Original Master Tape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReissue Supervised by Joe Harley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGatefold jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLee Morgan\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrumpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePepper Adams\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebaritone sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBobby Timmons\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePaul Chambers\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\"Philly\" Joe Jones\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Night in Tunisia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy Dipper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust One Of Those Things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLover Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew-Ma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548804677713,"sku":"602508600425","price":11.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/3804588-2569544.jpg?v=1779357163","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/lee-morgan-the-cooker-tone-poet-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}