The second of four recordings by Out of the Blue, a band that helped spotlight the talents of its up-and-coming members (trumpeter
Michael Mossman, altoist
Kenny Garrett, teanor saxophonist
Ralph Bowen, pianist
Harry Pickens, bassist
Robert Hurst and drummer Ralph Peterson), features the sextet playing two originals apiece by
Mossman,
Bowen and Peterson, plus "Hot House." The music is essentially hard bop, and it is particularly interesting to hear
Garrett stretching out shortly before he joined
Miles Davis' band. Excellent music, although nothing too innovative occurs. ~ Scott Yanow