Originally a
Hank Mobley session, this is one of trumpeter
Lee Morgan's earliest recordings. At the time
Morgan (who was just 18) was very much under the musical influence of
Clifford Brown although a bit of his own personality was starting to shine through. With the fine tenor of
Mobley, pianist
Hank Jones, bassist
Doug Watkins and drummer
Art Taylor,
Morgan sounds quite comfortable playing bebop and participating in a ballad medley. This set (along with a previously unissued version of "Nostalgia") was later reissued as A-1 -- The Savoy Sessions. ~ Scott Yanow