Arnett Cobb – Party Time: Stereo (AP33 Vinyl LP)

All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 180-gram LPs pressed at Acoustic Sounds’ state-of-the-art pressing plant, Quality Record Pressings, plated by Gary Salstrom

Tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock

At the time he recorded this album in 1957, Arnett Cobb was in the process of rebounding from a serious automobile accident that broke both his legs. Cobb’s indomitable spirit shines through in these tracks, whether he is calmly preaching on “When My Dream Boat Comes Home,” grooving down the “Lonesome Road,” or roaring through the song that is almost as closely associated with him as it is with Illinois Jacquet — “Flying Home.”

There are plenty of good blues, too, and pianist Ray Bryant’s eloquence in this idiom is well exposed. Ray Barretto’s conga adds another flavor to the rhythm section, especially on “Cocktails for Two.” With Ray Bryant, Wendell Marshall, Arthur Taylor and Ray Barretto.