This session headed by trumpeter
Lee Morgan was not initially released until this 1998 CD.
Morgan is joined by an all-star cast of
James Spaulding on flute and alto, tenor saxophonist
Wayne Shorter, baritonist
Pepper Adams, pianist
Herbie Hancock, bassist
Ron Carter and drummer
Mickey Roker, but the music overall is not all that memorable. Most of the selections, although allegedly "standards," were of more recent vintage (like "A Lot of Livin' to Do" and "If I Were a Carpenter"), and even if
Morgan and the other musicians play well, nothing too exciting occurs. Although not a dud, it was not a major loss that this recording stayed in the vaults. ~ Scott Yanow