Doc Severinsen - Tempestuous Trumpet (1961) Vinyl LP • Mack the Knife

Catalog Number: RS-819-S.D.

Record Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+), Sleeve Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Gate-fold cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• After You've Gone
• When It's Sleepy Time Down South
• Night In Tunisia
• Tenderly
• I Can't Get Started
• And The Angels Sing
• Baubles, Bangles And Beads
• Stardust
• Mack The Knife
• You Made Me Love You
• Sleepy Lagoon
• Sugar Blues

About The Record:

Tempestuous Trumpet, by Doc Severinsen, is a jazz album celebrated for its high-fidelity sound, characteristic of the label's audiophile-focused demonstration discs. The album showcases Severinsen's virtuosic trumpet on big band standards like After You've Gone, A Night in Tunisia, Mack the Knife, and Stardust, arranged to highlight his technical brilliance and emotive style. Recorded as big band music declined with rock 'n' roll's rise, it reflects Severinsen's role in preserving the swing era's vitality. Its historical significance lies in its superior recording quality and Severinsen's emerging fame, as he became The Tonight Show bandleader in 1962. While no singles from the album became chart-topping hits, tracks like Mack the Knife, previously popularized by Louis Armstrong, demonstrated Severinsen's skill in reinterpreting jazz classics.