Joe Henderson’s third Blue Note release (which is reissued here on CD along with the addition of a previously unissued version of the title cut) matches the very distinctive tenor with the veteran trumpeter Kenny Dorham and an unbeatable rhythm section: pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Elvin Jones. Henderson, who has always had the ability to make a routine bop piece sound complex and the most complicated free improvisation seem logical, and Dorham provided all of the material and the music still sounds fresh over three decades later. [The 2004 Rudy Van Gelder Edition does not contain any bonus material -- other than the alternate take of the title cut which was on previous CD issues. It does, however, feature wonderfully remastered sound in 24-bit resolution transferred from the original, two-track analog tapes.] – Scott Yanow
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