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    Lawrence Marable

    Tenorman

    Tone Poet Vinyl
    €39,99

    Release date: March 6, 2026

    A West Coast jazz date that blows with hard bop gusto, "Tenorman" by The Lawrence Marable Quartet featuring James Clay was a hard-swinging session led by the esteemed drummer (Marable) that served as an introduction of the young Texan tenor (Clay) with sturdy support from pianist Sonny Clark and bassist Jimmy Bond. Recorded in August 1956 at Capitol Studios in Hollywood for the Jazz: West label, a boutique imprint allied with Pacific Jazz, the album presents assured versions of well-worn standards ("The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea," "Easy Living," "Willow Weep For Me," "Lover Man") with a trio of original compositions by Clark interspersed ("Minor Meeting," "Three Fingers North," "Marbles").

    BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Mono, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a single sleeve with deluxe tip-on jacket. 

    Tracklisting:
    Tenorman (1956) 

    A1. The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

    A2. Easy Living

    A3. Minor Meeting

    A4. Air Tight

    B1. Willow Weep For Me

    B2. Three Fingers North

    B3. Lover Man

    B4. Marbles

     

    Lawrence Marable (drums) / James Clay (tenor sax, flute) / Sonny Clark (piano) / Jimmy Bond (bass)

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    Format Album
    Release Date 2026
    Speed 33 RPM
    Size 12"