A Slice Of The Top: Vinyl LP BF253P50% the trio’s sound had evolved

the trio’s sound had evolved by 1970 with a new line-up featuring bassist Henry Franklin and drummer Carl Burnett

the lightness — into one striking work

Nicknamed ‘The Velvet Fog’

It has perhaps a more overtly electronic edge to its sound – there are more synthesisers and electronic elements than we have used before and the music is often streamlined and rhythmic”

Live at Montreux from July 5

A Slice Of The Top: Vinyl LP BF253P50% the trio’s sound had evolvedHank Mobley was inspired by Birth of the Cool on his 1966 album A Slice of the Top featuring Duke Pearsons arrangements for an octet that added euphonium and tuba to a group with James Spaulding on alto sax, Lee Morgan on trumpet, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at