Product Details:
Label: Blue Note
Recorded: Club La Marchal, Brooklyn, New York (04/09/1965 - 04/10/1965)
Producer: Alfred Lion
Engineer: Orville O'Brien
CD Issue Date: Jul 13, 2004
Re-issue Producer: Michael Cuscuma
Re-issue Enginer: Rudy Van Gelder
Recording Time: 86 minutes

Product Description:
Originally released as two separate LPs (and reissued in 2004 as a double CD package) THE NIGHT OF THE COOKERS, VOLUMES 1 & 2 puts trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan, two of the biggest guns of the hard-bop era, head to head throughout an extended live set. James Spaulding plays alto sax and flute, balancing out the brighter, brassier timbres of Hubbard and Morgan, and a crack rhythm section of pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Larry Ridley, drummer Pete La Roca, and conga player Big Black keeps things simmering.Each disc contains only two compositions, Clare Fischer's "Pensativa" and Richard Carpenter's "Walkin'" make up Disc One, and two Hubbard compositions, "Jodo" and "Breaking Point" occupy the second. Since each cut clocks in at approximately 20 minutes, there is ample solo time for each musician; the approach here is all about stretching out over solid grooves. Spaulding and Mabern turn in agile improvisations, but the spotlight is on the two trumpeters. Morgan's playing pales a bit besides Hubbard's on this date--understandably, as Hubbard is tirelessly playful and acrobatic. There are chops galore on this classic hard-bop document, and fans of the era (and of these musicians in particular) will find much to admire.

Players:
Freddie Hubbard: trumpet
Lee Morgan: trumpet
James Spaulding: (alto saxophone
Harold Mabern: piano
Larry Ridley: bass
Pete La Roca: drums
Big Black: congas

Track List:

Disc 1
1. Pensativa (22:17)
2. Walkin' (19:27)

Disc 2
1. Jodo (23:34)
2. Breaking Point (21:43)

High Resolution scans of the artwork (inside notes, covers and photos) included in the files.

Source: Audio CD
Encoder: Stereo, MP3 (Blade)
Bit Rate: 320 kbps CBR, 44100 Hz
Tag Id: Yes (1 & 2)
Rar Files At maximum compression rate using WinRar v 3.7
Recovery Records Included: Yes
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