This is one of at least four recordings that matched up tenor saxophonist
Benny Golson and trombonist
Curtis Fuller prior to the formation of
the Jazztet; ironically,
Fuller only stuck around for one
Jazztet record before departing. Reissued on CD, the LP-length program has two lesser-known
Golson compositions along with "Drum Boogie," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," and "Yesterdays." Three of the tunes are blues, and the two ballads are taken at a medium-tempo pace. With pianist
Ray Bryant, bassist
Paul Chambers, and drummer
Art Blakey forming a solid rhythm section, the hard bop music does indeed groove in its own fashion. ~ Scott Yanow