Bassist
Sam Jones, always best known for being a sideman (most notably with
Cannonball Adderley's Quintet), recorded three superior Riverside albums as a leader during 1960-62 that have all been reissued on CD in the OJC series. This particular one, the third, features
Jones on bass and cello in several settings. Four selections (including
Horace Silver's "Strollin'" and "Unit Seven") are with an all star nonet/tentet while four others showcase
Jones's cello in quintets with either
Les Spann or
Frank Strozier on flute and
Israel Crosby or
Ron Carter on bass. This is excellent hard bop-based music, but it would be another 12 years before
Jones had his next opportunity to be a leader.