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Although often reissued under Eric Dolphy's name, this reissue gives the leadership back to pianist Mal Waldron. The seven originals not only feature altoist Dolphy (who makes a rare appearance on clarinet during "Warm Canto") but tenor-saxophonist Booker Ervin, Ron Carter (on cello) and Waldron. With bassist Joe Benjamin and drummer Charlie Persip giving alert support, the complex music (which falls between hard bop and the avant-garde) is successfully interpreted.

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios in New Jersey the album falls somewhere between hard-bop and avant-garde. This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and presented in a Tip-On Jacket. — (via Label)

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Label: New Jazz, Craft Recordings
Series: Original Jazz Classics
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g
Country: US
Reissued: 2024 / Original Release: 1962
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Post Bop, Avant-garde Jazz, Free Jazz

File under: Audiophile Jazz
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