The Fabulous Fats Navarro Vol. 1 (Classic Vinyl Series): Vinyl LP POLYDOR30 Certified quintuple platinum by the

Certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)

the first time that an award in that category was ever presented to an ensemble cast rather than an individual

and a shocking entry into the record charts

features some session members like earlier recordings

the feeling was akin to the moment in The Wizard of Oz when the film changes from Black and White to Color

The Fabulous Fats Navarro Vol. 1 (Classic Vinyl Series): Vinyl LP POLYDOR30 Certified quintuple platinum by theThe prodigiously talented trumpeter Theodore Fats Navarro was a bebop innovator whose career was cut tragically short when he died in 1950 at the age of 26. Navarro played with Charlie Parker and forged a distinctive style on his horn that would influence many greats that followed him including Clifford Brown. The year after his death Blue Note compiled the 10 LP Fats Navarro Memorial Album as a tribute to the late trumpeter with selections from