Up & Down (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Known for his work with Charles Mingus, pianist Horace Parlan made his first Blue Note appearance with Lou Donaldson before recording 6 quintessential hard bop dates in 1960-61 including the quintet album Up & Down featuring his trio with George Tucker & Al Harewood plus Grant Green & Booker Ervin. 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 RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket. Tracklist A1. The Book’s BeatA2. Up And DownA3. FugeeB1. The Other Side of TownB2. Lonely OneB3. Light Blue