By 1966,
Larry Young was playing music that fell between advanced hard bop/soul-jazz and the avant-garde. For this stimulating Blue Note date, the organist meets up with trumpeter
Eddie Gale (who was playing with
Cecil Taylor during this era), altoist/flutist
James Spaulding, and three obscure but fine sidemen: tenor saxophonist
Herbert Morgan and both
Wilson Moorman III and
Jerry Thomas on drums. Two of the selections ("Of Love and Peace" and "Falaq") are essentially free improvisations that have a momentum and purpose of their own, moving forward coherently. In addition,
Young and his group perform adventurous versions of "Pavanne" and "Seven Steps to Heaven." Very stimulating and intriguing music, this was one of
Larry Young's best recordings. ~ Scott Yanow