Bobby Hutcherson - "Total Eclipse" Tone Poet label_High Top Mountain Records Helado Negro

Helado Negro

Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records first heard Fuller playing with Miles Davis in the late 1950s

with elements of funk

It was certified double platinum after having sold over 2 million copies

Andy Hull was inspired to start writing the record while rummaging around in his suitcase looking for his lyric notebook and instead found The Valley of Vision

Bobby Hutcherson - "Total Eclipse" Tone Poet label_High Top Mountain Records Helado NegroBobby Hutcherson's 1968 album Total Eclipse was the vibraphonist's first recording to feature saxophonist Harold Land who would become a key collaborator for years to come. Rounding out the band were pianist Chick Corea, bassist Reggie Johnson, and drummer Joe Chambers on this impassioned post bop set. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes.