On Christmas day in 1954, rising R&B star Johnny Ace was backstage for a short intermission, and in an effort to prove the gun he was playing with wasn’t loaded, put it to his temple and killed himself instantly. Big Mama Thornton witnessed the accident, saying his hair stood straight up when the gun fired.

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)

Notes:

Label variation: MO suffix to matrix number printed on label = Monarch pressing

Recorded at the Montreux International Festival, Switzerland, 1977.

A. Bahia (Na Baixa Do Sapateiro) 16:32
B1. Jadoo 10:34
B2. Everything Must Change 6:21
C1. McEwan's Export 8:58
C2. One To One 9:10
D. Pick Up The Pieces 21:40

Matrix / Runout ST-A-784067-MO
Matrix / Runout ST-A-784068-MO
Matrix / Runout ST-A-784069-MO
Matrix / Runout ST-A-784070-MO

Phonographic Copyright (p) Atlantic
Manufactured By Atlantic Recording Corporation
Pressed By Monarch Record Mfg. Co.

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Weight 1.01 lbs