Exploring vintage jazz vinyl with a focus on label and pressing details, discographical information and critical musings on the music found within the grooves.
Roy Haynes steps out of his usual role as a master sideman to lead an exciting and adventurous session that features the outsized talents of Roland Kirk. It's an under-appreciated gem of a record from jazz's golden age that also showcases the playing of Tommy Flanagan and Henry Grimes.
Read MoreWhat's the deal with Tubby Hayes? In this internet age of rediscovery and reevaluation, Hayes has continued to remain extremely under-appreciated. I'm speaking from a U.S. perspective, of course, I can only suppose that he is much better known in the U.K. where he recorded most of his work and was one of the finest tenor players to come from those shores. In the States his discography is a messy affair...
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