{"product_id":"henry-franklin-the-skipper-limited-edition-vinyl-lp-copy","title":"Henry Franklin - The Skipper at Home (LIMITED EDITION VINYL LP)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRelease Date - \u003cspan class=\"aec-title-date\"\u003e7\/3\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"aec-desc-label\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBassist Henry Franklin's 1972 release for Black Jazz, The Skipper, is one of the highlights in a label catalog full of many, and his 1974 follow-up, The Skipper at Home (\"The Skipper\" is Franklin's nickname), lives up to it's predecessor's high standard and might even surpass it. Which is no surprise given that a lot of the same players are on it, including trumpeter\/flugelhornist Oscar Brashear, tenor\/soprano saxophonist Charles Owens, and pianist Bill Henderson (here billed as Kemang Sunduza). But The Skipper at Home also boasts ace talents like keyboardist Kirk Lightsey (memorably featured on the Roland Haynes Black Jazz release 2nd Wave), trombonist Al Hall, Jr. (who appeared on Black Jazz releases from Doug Carn, Chester Thompson, and Calvin Keys), and drummer Leon \"Ndugu\" Chancler, who's played with everyone from Miles Davis to Joe Henderson. The result is an album that, like The Skipper, is rooted in bop but one that nods to some of the currents that were swirling in jazz at the time; it's a little freer, a little more electric. And, as is true of just about every Black Jazz release, the ensemble work is remarkably intuitive and swinging, driven by Franklin's melodic, inventive bass playing. This remastered and annotated package comes in a blue with black swirl pressing limited to just 500 copies!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cu\u003eTRACKS:\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Blue Lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e What Was\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Soft Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e The Magic Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Venus Fly Trap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Waltz for Boobuss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cu\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long will shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is In Stock\/Inbound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is on Pre-Order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem is on Backorder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship within 1 day of being available\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship near or on release date, as they are checked in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOrders will ship as they become available, and may take 2-12 weeks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Henry Franklin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151030370462,"sku":"848064021650","price":28.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/8321\/8590\/files\/image_ab4f51f8-b84b-4d62-8cdf-6487d202b4ca.jpg?v=1780276533","url":"https:\/\/soundslikevinyl.com\/products\/henry-franklin-the-skipper-limited-edition-vinyl-lp-copy","provider":"SoundsLikeVinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}