{"product_id":"the-skipper-at-home-remastered-vinyl-lp","title":"The Skipper at Home: Remastered Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eBassist Henry Franklin’s 1972 release for Black Jazz, The Skipper,\nis one of the highlights in a label catalog full of many, and his 1974\nfollow-up, The Skipper at Home (“The Skipper” is Franklin’s nickname),\nlives up to its predecessor’s high standard and might even surpass\nit. Which is no surprise given that a lot of the same players are on\nit, including trumpeter\/flugelhornist Oscar Brashear, tenor\/soprano\nsaxophonist Charles Owens, and pianist Bill Henderson (here billed as\nKemang Sunduza). But The Skipper at Home also boasts ace talents like\nkeyboardist Kirk Lightsey (memorably featured on the Roland Haynes\nBlack Jazz release 2nd Wave), trombonist Al Hall, Jr. (who appeared\non Black Jazz releases from Doug Carn, Chester Thompson, and\nCalvin Keys), and drummer Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, who’s played with\neveryone from Miles Davis to Joe Henderson. The result is an album\nthat, like The Skipper, is rooted in bop but one that nods to some of\nthe currents that were swirling in jazz at the time; it’s a little freer,\na little more electric. And, as is true of just about every Black Jazz\nrelease, the ensemble work is remarkably intuitive and swinging, driven by\nFranklin’s melodic, inventive bass playing. The Skipper at Home has never been reissued on vinyl outside of Japan, and it’s\nnever sounded better thanks to Mike Milchner’s remastering. Pat Thomas’ liner notes complete the package. A beautiful record.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recordstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49978892288242,"sku":"RLGM126411PM","price":7.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/1621\/5794\/files\/SharedImage-120479.png?v=1787664751","url":"https:\/\/recordstero.shop\/products\/the-skipper-at-home-remastered-vinyl-lp","provider":"recordstero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}