Tina BrooksThe Waiting Game

Label:

Blue Note – 40536

Series:

Blue Note Tone Poet Series

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo , 180g, Gatefold

Country:

Worldwide

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Hard Bop

Tracklist

A1 Talkin' About
Written-ByTina Brooks
A2 One For Myrtle
Written-ByTina Brooks
A3 Dhyana
Written-ByTina Brooks
B1 David The King
Written-ByTina Brooks
B2 Stranger In Paradise
Written-ByWright*
B3 The Waiting Game
Written-ByTina Brooks

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyCapitol Records, LLC
  • Record CompanyBlue Note Records Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Capitol Records, LLC
  • Copyright ©UMG Recordings, Inc.
  • Recorded AtVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
  • Mastered AtCohearent Audio
  • Lacquer Cut AtCohearent Audio
  • Mastered AtRecord Technology Incorporated – 35563
  • Pressed ByRecord Technology Incorporated
  • Manufactured ByRecord Technology Incorporated
  • Printed ByStoughton Printing Co.

Credits

  • BassWilbur Ware
  • Design [Cover Design], Cover [Cover Design]Kaoru Taku
  • DrumsPhilly Joe Jones*
  • Engineer [Recording Engineer]Rudy Van Gelder
  • Lacquer Cut ByKPG*
  • Mastered By [LP Mastering By]Kevin Gray
  • Photography By [Photography]Mosaic Images, LLC*
  • PianoKenny Drew
  • Producer [Original Sessions Produced By]Alfred Lion
  • Reissue Producer [LP Reissue Supervision By], Supervised By [LP Reissue Supervision By]Joe Harley
  • Sleeve NotesMichael Cuscuna
  • Tenor SaxophoneTina Brooks
  • TrumpetJohnny Coles

Notes

Issued in gatefold jacket.

Catalog number 40536 on front cover.
Catalog number BST 40536 on spine, labels.
Catalog number ST-40536 on back cover.
Catalog number B0032109-01 on spine, back cover, in label matrices.

Series hype sticker:
Mastered From The Original Analog Tapes
Recorded By Rudy Van Gelder
Reissue Supervised by Joe Harley
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Manufactured at Record Technology Inc. (RTI) on 180 Gram Vinyl

℗ 1985 Capitol Records, LLC. © 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc. 1750 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028 - USA

Recorded on March 2, 1961 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 6 02508 93419 3
  • Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 602508934193
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side label): B0032109-01 A
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side label): B0032109-01 B
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, etched): B0032109-01-A KPG@CA 35563.1(3)...
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, etched): B0032109-01-B KPG@CA 35563.2(3)...

Other Versions (5)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
The Waiting Game (CD, Album) Blue Note TOCJ-66075 Japan 1999
Recently Edited
The Waiting Game (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo) Blue Note 7243 5 40536 2 7 US 2002
The Waiting Game (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue) Blue Note 7243 5 40536 2 7 UK & Europe 2002
New Submission
The Waiting Game (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD) Blue Note UCCQ-5029 Japan 2014
The Waiting Game (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, SHM-CD) Blue Note UCCQ-9322 Japan 2017

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Reviews

  • arhythmt's avatar
    arhythmt
    Repress available now on the official Blue Note website, yay!
    • Lostwinter's avatar
      Lostwinter
      Classic hard bop. This deserves to be in every jazz record collection.
      • noisyscott's avatar
        noisyscott
        Stellar album. Grooving band, fantastically recorded, and a quiet and dynamic pressing.
        • 2WheelsGood's avatar
          2WheelsGood
          Edited 3 years ago
          Great melody and swing. Killer drums on Song for Myrtle. Beautiful sounding record. Must have Tone Poet.
          • ausgraeme's avatar
            ausgraeme
            I’ll take Tina Brooks over a few of the more “iconic” or more celebrated sax players every day of the week. I love his tone and melodies.
            A great sounding Tone Poet release honouring a jazz cat who never got the dues he was worth before his sad story ended.
            • cyberruss's avatar
              cyberruss
              Another fantastic TP series release. Awesome sound. KG’s mastering seems to be able to capture that RVG essence.
              • gsolis31's avatar
                gsolis31
                Edited 3 years ago
                Mine has a skip in the same spot of A2 One For Myrtle, but I have not given it a thorough cleaning so I hope that will resolve it. Otherwise I like this record a lot, I don't have any other Tina Brooks, I don't know about it being too laid back or it not being tone poetry - it's stellar and you should get it if you can.

                Edit - after a wet cleaning, the skip is gone and I am very happy.
                • 33.3_latitude's avatar
                  33.3_latitude
                  Tone poet sound outstanding.
                  Great RE, dead quiet background.
                  Recommended!!
                  • .TORN.'s avatar
                    .TORN.
                    Edited 3 years ago
                    Great sounding, nice relaxed session. There may be more ionate sessions but sometimes you just want to lay back and enjoy the melodies. This is where it’s at.
                    • bearded_frank's avatar
                      bearded_frank
                      My LP has a very slight warp and Side 2 is a little bit off center. This shouldn't happen with a high price product and quality promise like this. However, the flaws turn out so little on my copy and because the sound and the music itself is so great here, it would be a shame to not own it. It's still worth it.

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