2020 Record Store Day Release August 29, 2020
First Pressing, Limited/Numbered Edition of 5,000
Hand-numbered on back of sleeve
Hype sticker on front reads:
Never Before Released!
Bob James Studio Recordings from 1965
First-ever official archival release of previously-unissued Bob James music.
Repertoire of bebop standards & experimental original compositions.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI.
Recorded by Resonance founder & co-president George Klabin in 1965 at Wollman Auditorium at Columbia University in NYC.
Includes extensive insert with rare photos by Tom Copi; essay by Mark Stryker; interviews with James, Bob Pozar, pianist Makoto Ozone & more!
*Also Available on CD*
Also includes Record Store Day sticker and RTI HQ-180 sticker
Side One recorded January 20, 1965
Side Two recorded October 9, 1965
Art Direction, Design – - John Sellards
Bass – - Larry Rockwell (tracks: A1 to A4), - Bill Wood * (tracks: B1 to B4)Drums – - Omar Clay (tracks: B1 to B4), - Robert Pozar (tracks: A1 to A4)Liner Notes [Insert] – - Mark Stryker
Mastered By – - Bernie Grundman
Photography By [Front And Back Cover City Photos] – - CSU Archives , - Everett Collection
Photography By [Front And Inside Cover Artist Photos] – - Tom Copi
Piano – - Bob James
Producer [Associate] – - Zak Shelby-Szyszko
Producer, Liner Notes [Insert] – - Zev Feldman
Recorded By, Producer, Executive Producer, Restoration [Sound], Liner Notes [Insert] – - George Klabin
Restoration [Sound] – - Fran Gala
Phonographic Copyright Resonance Records
Pressed By Record Technology Incorporated
34833Recorded At Wollman Auditorium
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering