Claude Bolling – Big Piano plays Ray Charles

Claude Bolling's Vinyle Collector – Big Piano plays the hits of Ray Charles

This EP 45 laps is a fine example of the French music production of the 1960s, at a time when jazz was freely interacting with American popular music.

Pianist, composer and renowned arranger, Claude Bolling appropriate here the universe of Ray Charles, a major figure in soul and rhythm & blues, to deliver an elegant, rhythmic and resolutely pianotic instrumental interpretation. The project showcases the energetic and precise Bolling-style piano, while respecting the spirit of the original compositions.

Published by Philips, emblematic European phonographic publishing house, this 45 laps Super EP monooral testifies to an editorial know-how that has disappeared today: careful pressing, sober and efficient graphics, typography characteristic of the era. The illustrated pouch, showing hands on the keyboard, immediately reinforces the musical identity of the object.

The proposed copy is in very nice condition of conservation, both for the record and for the pouch, and was protected by a transparent plastic pouch, ensuring a good hold over time. It is an authentic record, intended both for listening and for integration into a heritage collection of jazz vinyl or 20th century music.

Beyond his musical interest, this vinyl is a cultural object, witness to a time when the disc was both sound support and aesthetic part. He will naturally find his place in a demanding collection, an enlightened amateur discotheque or an antique selection specializing in musical arts and objects.

Securities

Face 1

• What did I Say
• Yes Indeed

Face 2

• Fich! Camp Jack! (Hit the Road Jack)
• Georgia on My Mind