{"product_id":"tony-speaks-jazz-friends-1978-1lp-vinyl-near-mint-nm","title":"Tony Speaks - Jazz Friends (1978) (1LP Vinyl) - Near Mint (NM)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"vinyl-record-details\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near Mint (NM)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleeve Condition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"condition-details\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExceptionally clean copy still in shrink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare find!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 15px 0; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTony Speaks\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eJazz Friends\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig-band jazz rarely arrives with this kind of firepower, and \"Tony Speaks\" is a genuine large-ensemble statement — the sound of a full orchestra of players caught in a single studio moment in 1978. Assembled under the Jazz Friends banner and issued on Blackgold, it carries the fingerprints of arranger and composer Angel \"Cucco\" Peña, whose charts shape much of the record. With Boy Alcaide producing and a careful engineering team behind the desk, it stands as a document of a serious, ambitious session rather than a casual date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe instrumentation alone tells you what you're in for: a deep reed section with Pilo Morales, Lito Molina, Eddie Sangcap and Doming Valdez, a wall of brass built from stacked trumpets and a small army of trombones, and a rhythm engine of piano, twin bassists and drummer Tony Velarde. Peña's arrangements give the horns room to punch and swing, while the flutes, clarinets and soprano work add color and lift between the heavier ensemble passages. Molina, who also penned the liner notes, is clearly close to the music's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a collector, this is the kind of full-orchestra jazz pressing that rewards a proper spin — rich, layered and physical through a good system. Its ambitious personnel and Blackgold origin make it a distinctive addition to any serious jazz shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrack Listing:\u003cbr\u003eA1. Two Of A Kind\u003cbr\u003eA2. Igorythm\u003cbr\u003e. Prelude For Brass Quartet\u003cbr\u003eA4. Hatinggabi (Midnight)\u003cbr\u003eB1. I'll Lose No More\u003cbr\u003eB2. Tony Speaks\u003cbr\u003eB3. 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