James Newton – The African Flower (Vinyl LP | FR Original | 1985)

James Newton – The African Flower (The Music Of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)

Label: Blue Note – BT 85109
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Direct Metal Mastering
Pressing: FR Original
Country: France
Released: 1985
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Notes: Direct Metal Mastering (DMM), with insert

Flutist James Newton's The African Flower (1985) is a deeply reverent and strikingly original tribute to the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Recorded for Blue Note's revived label and pressed in France using Direct Metal Mastering for exceptional audio fidelity, Newton reimagines classic compositions through the lens of contemporary jazz flute. The result is an intimate, luminous record that honours the Ellington-Strayhorn legacy while asserting Newton's own singular voice.

• FR Original Pressing on Blue Note Records (1985)
• Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) — audiophile pressing
• Tribute to Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
• Contemporary Jazz Flute — James Newton

Zustand / Condition: Second Hand
Media: NM-
Cover: VG+

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