Natural Essence (Tone Poet): Vinyl LP #.show-split Recorded during the middle of

Recorded during the middle of Gordon’s “golden period” career renaissance after he signed with Blue Note in 1961

has performed with his jazz band at venues in Los Angeles and New York City over the past few decades

8    Top Hat White Tie and Tails

bassist José “Bam Bam” Rodriguez Platiau

Natural Essence (Tone Poet): Vinyl LP #.show-split Recorded during the middle ofTyrone Washingtons 1967 debut Natural Essence introduced a vital new voice whose unique conception moved between exploratory post bop and groove based soul jazz. Having emerged from Horace Silvers Quintet the saxophonist offered his own calling card with this set featuring Woody Shaw, James Spaulding, Kenny Barron, Reggie Workman, and Joe Chambers. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original