A Slice of the Top (Blue Note Tone Poet LP) TSOV-310.2 Instead of firing off platitudes

Instead of firing off platitudes about a nation divided

Mixed and mastered by noted electronic producer Kris Lapke (Alberich) featuring artwork and packaging design by acclaimed visual artist Tauba Auerbach

a statement of purpose which lays his life of rock & roll survival

the challenge of meeting other people out here in the tangled expanse of living

"Oresteia" is an intentional narrative and boasts Lotus Thief's most sophisticated production so far

A Slice of the Top (Blue Note Tone Poet LP) TSOV-310.2 Instead of firing off platitudesHank Mobley was inspired by Birth of the Cool on his 1966 album A Slice of the Top featuring Duke Pearsons arrangements for an octet that added euphonium and tuba to a group with James Spaulding on alto sax, Lee Morgan on trumpet, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass & Billy Higginson drums. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI,