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Between September 1963 and March 1964, New York-born saxophonist George Braith recorded three albums for Blue Note that helped introduce his unique compositional and playing style to American audiences. Although he is best known today for his penchant for playing multiple instruments simultaneously, similar to Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Braith also made a name for himself in the field of instrument making by inventing a double saxophone he called the “Braithophone”. On “Extension”, the last album he recorded for Blue Note and considered by many critics to be his artistic best, Braith plays tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, and alto saxophone – accompanied by guitarist Grant Green, organist Billy Gardner and drummer Clarence Johnston.
Although the album was influenced by soul jazz, Braith's adventurous spirit took the music into completely unpredictable contexts, as can be heard in original pieces such as “Nut City”, “Out Here” and “Extension.” In any case, the album also offers tracks with more thoughtful tones, such as the expressive ballad “Ethlyn's Love”, dedicated to Braith's mother, and the pleasantly relaxed “Sweetville”. Braith's personality also comes to the fore in the final track, a crazy Cole Porter ballet entitled “Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye”.
As part of the extremely popular “Blue Note 85th Anniversary Reissue Series” Universal Music Japan presents the sonically impressive remastering of this jazz classic by the legendary Kevin Gray, who is also responsible for Blue Note US's analog reissues such as “Tone Poet” and “Classic Vinyl” – as a limited Japan only UHQCD with OBI stripe. The original recording session for “Extension” took place on March 27, 1964 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
UHQCD
1. Nut City
2. Ethlyn's Love
3. Out Here
4. Extension
5. Sweetville
6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye