Tyrone Washington’s 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 Silver’s 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 analog master tapes,
pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.
