Dear John C. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) Vinyl LP Mission to the Sun in the Valley in Los

in the Valley in Los Angeles (where Bowie would record Station To Station a few years later)

“Jellyfish”

LP1 opens with some of the decade’s most iconic vocal performances

Book Band (1ea)

the epic Concrete Slaveship

Dear John C. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) Vinyl LP Mission to the Sun in the Valley in LosCut on February 23 and 25, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelders studio and released later that year on Impulse!, Dear John C. marks drummer Elvin Joness first album for the label as a full fledged leader, boldly looking forward while honoring his transformative contributions with the John Coltrane Quartet since the beginning of the decade. Produced by Bob Thiele, the sessions feature alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianists Roland Hanna and Elvins brother Hank