{"product_id":"dear-john-c-acoustic-sounds-lp","title":"Dear John C. (Acoustic Sounds LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003eCut on February 23 and 25,\r\n1965, at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio and released later that year on Impulse!, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear\r\nJohn C.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003e marks drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003eElvin Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003e’s first album for the label as\r\na full-fledged leader, boldly looking forward while honoring his transformative\r\ncontributions with the John Coltrane Quartet since the beginning of the decade.\r\nProduced by Bob Thiele, the sessions feature alto saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003eCharlie\r\nMariano\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003e, pianists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003eRoland Hanna\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003e and Elvin’s brother \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003eHank Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003e,\r\nbassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003eRichard Davis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.98rem;\"\u003e, and Jones on drums. The program offers takes on\r\nboth then-current and classic pop (“Everything Happens to Me,” “This Love of\r\nMine,” “Feeling Good”) alongside stirring compositions by Charles Mingus (“Love\r\nBird”), Duke Ellington (“Fantazm”) and Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie\r\n(“Anthropology”). The title track, of course, pays tribute to Jones’ most\r\nfamous collaborator – the opening salvo of this defining early statement of his\r\nwork as a leader with a broad, exploratory vision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerve\r\nAcoustic Sounds Series\u003c\/b\u003e titles are mastered from the original analog tapes by\r\nMatthew Lutthans, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP)\r\nand packaged in high-quality tip-on gatefold jackets.\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Platenzaak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58449051484547,"sku":"0199957085335","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/8923\/1139\/files\/0199957085335-transparent-002.webp?v=1783948857","url":"https:\/\/www.platenzaak.nl\/en\/products\/dear-john-c-acoustic-sounds-lp","provider":"Platenzaak.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}