This is an excellent straight-ahead outing matching
Joe Farrell (who takes four songs on tenor and one apiece on soprano and flute) with trumpeter
Freddie Hubbard, keyboardist
George Cables, bassist
Tony Dumas, and drummer
Peter Erskine. Originally cut for the Contemporary label, the set has six group originals (by
Farrell,
Hubbard, and
Cables) that are performed at the perfect length, mostly between six and eight and a half minutes (other than the 12-minute "Malibu"). The concise solos make expert use of every note, and the results are both fresh and swinging. ~ Scott Yanow