Bobby Hutcherson – San Francisco: Blue Note Classic Vinyl (180g Vinyl LP)

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

The musical partnership between vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson – a Blue Note stalwart since his arrival on the New York jazz scene in 1963 – and tenor saxophonist Harold Land fully blossomed on the 1970 album San Francisco, though the musicians had already been exploring the far reaches of post-bop going back to 1968 on albums including Total Eclipse, Spiral, and Medina. On San Francisco they joined forces with pianist Joe Sample, bassist John Williams, and drummer Mickey Roker to form a band with a muscular sound that set a foot firmly in fusion on relentlessly grooving tunes like “Goin’ Down South” and “Ummh,” while indulging a wide range of other influences which gave the group its distinctive flavor, from the Latin-tinged numbers “Jazz” and “A Night In Barcelona” to exploratory pieces like the mesmerizing “Prints Tie” and transcendent “Procession.”

Musicians:
Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone & percussion
John Williams, bass
Mickey Roker, drums
Joe Sample, piano
Harold Land, tenor saxophone

Features:
• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• All analog 180g vinyl LP
• Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes
• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

1. Goin’ Down South
2. Prints Tie
3. Jazz
4. Ummh
5. Procession
6. A Night In Barcelona