VG+ copy.
This is a quintessential piece of Bebop by the definitive arranger of the bop era. Recorded on September 26, 1947, at WOR Studios in New York City.
​The session is legendary because of the lineup.
​Tadd Dameron: Piano / Composer.
​Fats Navarro: Trumpet (One of the greatest trumpet players in jazz history, who died tragically young at 26).
​Ernie Henry: Alto Sax.
​Charlie Rouse: Tenor Sax (Later famous for his long partnership with Thelonious Monk).
​Nelson Boyd: Bass.
​Shadow Wilson: Drums.
​​In 1947, Blue Note was transitioning from its roots in boogie-woogie and "hot jazz" into the experimental sounds of Bebop. This specific record is part of that first wave.
​The label design is a key indicator of its era:
​ "767 Lexington Ave NYC," is an original 1st pressing from 1948.
All 78's are soundly packed, sandwiched between stout card, wrapped in lashings of bubble wrap in a 12"x12"x6" box that is filled with void.