Deodato - Prelude - 1973 Gatefold Jazz Funk Fusion Vinyl LP CTI Records - CTI 6021

Label: CTI Records - CTI 6021

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold

Country: UK

Released: 1973

Genre: Jazz

Style: Funk, Jazz Fusion

Condition: from a well-cared-for large private collection; 

  Vinyl: Very Good (VG) - Side One plays with no audible distractions other than a very few clicks and pops; however, side Two has a minor but definite audible scuff at the start of track One and at the start of, and part way through, track Four;

  Labels: Very Good Plus (VG+) - Side One is Mint but Side Two has a very small 1mm x 1.5mm paper surface missing next to the spindle hole (see photo);

  Gatefold Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+) - superficial scuffing to the laminated surface from contact with other covers in storage; a few short stress creases at folds; a small amount of wear to corners and to the open edges;

  Inner Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+) - no tears or split seams, just some creasing on discolouration with age.

Tracks:

Side One - (A):

A1. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)    9:00

A2. Spirit Of Summer    4:04

A3. Carly & Carole    3:38

Side Two - (B):

B1. Baubles, Bangles & Beads    5:20

B2. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun    5:13

B3. September 13    5:24

Arranged by: Eumir Deodato

Conducted by: Eumir Deodato

Piano, Electric Piano: Eumir Deodato

Electric Bass: Stanley Clarke

Drums: Billy Cobham

Percussion: Airto 

Guitar: Jay Berliner

Bass: Ron Carter

Cello: Charles McCracken, Harvey Shapiro, Seymour Barab

Congas: Ray Barretto

Electric Guitar: John Tropea

Alto and Bass Flute: George Marge, Hubert Laws, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque

French Horn: Jim Buffington, Peter Gordon

Trombone: Bill Watrous, Garnett Brown, George Strakey, Paul Faulise, Wayne Andre

Trumpet: Joe Shepley, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Marvin Stamm

Viola: Al Brown, Emanuel Vardi

Violin: David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman

Produced by: Creed Taylor

Engineered by: Rudy Van Gelder

Recorded September 1972 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

℗ Published and released 1973

Made in: England

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped): CTI6021 A//2 IB 11 3

Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped): CTI6021 B//2 IB 11 3

Other (Side A & B Etched): - MELYS -

Cat # on the cover: SUPER CTI 6021

Important: The item in the photos is the actual item.  

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