This soul-jazz outing by tenor saxophonist
Harold Vick (his recording debut as a leader) casts him in a role that was often occupied by
Stanley Turrentine.
Vick, with a quintet that also includes trumpeter
Blue Mitchell, guitarist
Grant Green, organist
John Patton, and drummer
Ben Dixon, performs four blues, a slightly trickier original (five of the six songs are his), plus the ballad "Laura" on this CD reissue. There are no real surprises, but no disappointments either on what would be
Harold Vick's only chance to lead a Blue Note date. At 27, he was already a fine player. ~ Scott Yanow