Charly Antolini – Drum Beat (Vinyl LP)

Charly Antolini – Drum Beat is an album by Swiss drummer Charly Antolini with an eight-piece band led by pianist, organist and arranger Dieter Reith. It was recorded on June 12, 1966 at the Villingen studio in the Black Forest, engineered by Rolf Donner, and first released on SABA in 1966. The programme includes three Dieter Reith compositions, Horace Silver's The Preacher, Henry Mancini's Cheers and the drum feature Drum-Pet. The music sits between hard bop and soul jazz, with punchy horn arrangements and Reith's Hammond organ. This copy is a German reissue on MPS Records in a gatefold sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: MPS Records MPS 15 059
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, gatefold
• Pressing: German reissue
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: Reissue (original: 1966)
• Genre: Jazz, Hard bop, soul jazz

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Yeah Man (Dieter Reith)
2. The Preacher (Horace Silver)
3. Drum-Organ (Dieter Reith)

Side B

1. Cheers (Henry Mancini)
2. Attention (Dieter Reith)
3. Drum-Pet (Charly Antolini/Conny Jackel)

Personnel

Charly Antolini (drums), Dieter Reith (piano, organ, arrangements), Conny Jackel (trumpet), Gerhard Lachmann (trombone), Bernd Fischer (alto saxophone), Joki Freund (tenor saxophone), Johnny Feigl (baritone saxophone), Peter Witte (bass).

Recording supervisor: Willi Fruth; engineer: Rolf Donner; liner notes: Dr. Ulrich Ohlhausen.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The first edition came out on SABA in 1966. This record is a later German reissue on MPS Records, the successor label to SABA, in a gatefold sleeve.

Who plays on it?
Alongside Charly Antolini is a band from the 1960s German jazz scene: Dieter Reith on piano and organ, Conny Jackel, Gerhard Lachmann, Bernd Fischer, Joki Freund and Johnny Feigl in the horn section, and Peter Witte on bass.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Charly Antolini records?
Yes, for example Charly Antolini – Countdown, Charly Antolini – Knock Out, Charly Antolini – Crash. More titles are in our Jazz collection.