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THE LEO JONES WORKSHOP - FIRE ENGINE AND CROSSOVER - ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL 1975 PRIVATE-PRESSED, SELF-RELEASED STEREO LP CS-7237 ON MIRROSONIC LABEL
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
ORIGINAL WHITE MIRROSONIC LABELS WITH RED PRINT
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE
ORIGINAL TEXTURED TIP-ON COVER WITH THE DATA STICKER WRAPPED ACROSS THE SPINE ONTO BOTH PANELS FRONT AND BACK
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
As far as we know, this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.
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Leo Jones Workshop is a great discovery for all of you who love the early 70s dirty deep funk jazz psych rock of Miles Davis.
The AC says: Leo Jones is a trumpet player who studied under free jazz heavyweight Bill Dixon in the late 60s. In the early 70s, he received a grant from the city of New York to run a program called the Lower East Side Community Music Workshop , formed to foster musical creativity in the city s youth, and ultimately leading to the creation of this unique artifact, recorded with a bunch of Jr. High school students in Manhattan. The album consists of two sprawling side-long tracks, seemingly stitched together from a couple of live jam sessions. The style presented here is firmly in the mold of early 70s Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock s Mwandishi band, Eddie Henderson, and the like. A relentless groove is laid down, with Leo and the kids attempting to run the voodoo down on top of it, with electronically effected trumpet, electric guitar, electric piano, clavinet, etc.
Now that s some story An accomplished trumpet player laying down the deep groove with a bunch of 7th and 8th graders When you hear this, you will not have any idea most of this is performed by kids in their young teens. It would seem task master Mr. Jones ran a tight ship. What an amazing artifact
EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW
TRACK LIST:
A1 Fire Engine
B1 Crossover
Credits
Acoustic Bass, Flute - Tom Moore 3
Clavinet - Duncan Lawson
Congas, Bongos, Maracas, Percussion - Fred Gonzalez
Drums - Rabein Alshabazz
Electric Bass - Willie Millan
Electric Guitar - Frank Nino Utano
Electric Piano, Clavinet - Francisco Bello
Trumpet, Leader, Composed By - Leo Jones 4
CONDITION:
THE RECORD:
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions mostly sleeve scuffs - are barely visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
b The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
c Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
THE COVER
THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD VG .
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.
- Cover has some tiny, faint writing on its back side a micros
