A clear favorite album for me. All the Henderson albums on Blue Note are great. This one has been a bit of a struggle to secure. Not seen many copies for sale. Mono pressings seems tough to find. I’m of course very happy to finally have been able to land this lovely copy and place it on the shelf. I’m still after a few other titles by Henderson on Blue Note, like Page One and Our Thing. Let’s see if I get lucky.
The music on this album is truly my kind of jazz. It’s post bop played with fire and soul. Can’t compare this to regular hard bop. It’s so much more interesting to me. Even though I still love my doses of hard bop. Great band on this one, with Kenny Dorham on trumpet, McCoy Tyner on piano, Richard Davis on double bass and Elvin Jones on drums backing Henderson. Pretty much as good as it gets.
All the tunes provide something unique and pleasurable. One of the great Blue Notes for me. And one of the most appealing cover arts that Reid Miles created.
Could this be Hendersons best session as a leader on Blue Note? Or is it maybe Inner Urge or perhaps another one? Have your say in the comments guys.
Have just received some new arrivals in great condition. Two Blue Notes, stay tuned for those. I have also won an auction were I won a wonderful free jazz album. Quite a rare bird for sure. Looking forward to receiving that one.
Have a great week, cheers!