Craig Hundley Trio - Arrival Of A Young Giant (Vinyl LP | German Pressing | 1969)

Craig Hundley Trio – Arrival Of A Young Giant is the debut album by pianist Craig Hundley, born in 1954 in Sherman Oaks, who formed the trio as a teenager. It was released in the US in 1968 on World Pacific (WPS-21880), produced by Richard Bock, with liner notes by Leonard Feather. Alongside original pieces the trio plays standards, show tunes and Beatles songs, some of them in medleys with Bach and Chopin. Hundley is known today as Craig Huxley, also as an actor in Star Trek. This copy is the 1969 German Liberty pressing in the World Pacific series.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Liberty LBS 83270 I (World Pacific series WPS-21880)
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: German album pressing
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1969 (original: 1968)
• Genre: Jazz

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+ (with some wear)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU S R8).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Arrival
2. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) (Bricusse/Newley)
3. Chopin Prelude / How Insensitive (Chopin / Jobim)
4. Here's That Rainy Day (Burke/Van Heusen)
5. 3 For 5
6. It Was A Very Good Year (Ervin Drake)

Side B

1. Bach Fugue / Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (Bach / Bart Howard)
2. Yesterday: The Midnight World
3. Now
4. The Jet Song (Bernstein/Sondheim)
5. Eleanor Rigby (Lennon/McCartney)
6. Departure

Personnel

Craig Hundley (piano), Jay Jay Wiggins (bass), Gary Chase (drums). Producer: Richard Bock; engineer: Dino Lappas; liner notes: Leonard Feather.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
The first edition came out in the US in 1968 on World Pacific. This copy is the 1969 German edition, issued by Liberty as LBS 83270 I in the World Pacific series.

Who is Craig Hundley?
A Californian pianist who recorded two albums on World Pacific with his trio while still a teenager. As Craig Huxley he later worked as a composer, sound engineer and actor, appearing in two episodes of the original Star Trek series.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means record and sleeve show light signs of use and the record plays cleanly. The sleeve has some visible wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Craig Hundley records?
This is currently our only record by him. More piano trios and other titles are in our Jazz collection.