H. Silver The Jazz Messengers Blue Note 1518 1st 12 Mono 767 Lexington

PRIVATE COLLECTION RARE COLLECTIBLE IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION BLUE NOTE BLP-1518 1st Original 12 MONO-HI-FI Pressing - USA 767 LEXINGTON AVE., NYC Recorded November 13, 1954 and February 6, 1955 same personnel Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ HORACE SILVER AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERSKenny DORHAM trumpet / Hank MOBLEY tenor sax / Horace SILVER piano Doug WATKINS bass / Art BLAKEY drums A little history...In late 54 Alfred Lion and Frank Wolff decided to record SILVER S first session as leader, Silver chose his dream band: ART BLAKEY, KENNY DORHAM, HANK MOBLEY, AND DOUG WATKINS.
Much to his surprise, Blue Note provided him with this group.
From these sessions were born the JAZZ MESSENGERS.
Blue Note 1518 is the 1st Original 12 pressing a reissue of 10 BLP 5058 and BLP 5062