Recorded in the late '60s, details the work of obscure yet immensely gifted Philadelphia tenor saxophonist . Initially released in 1967 on the independent label, the original album (expanded with bonus material here) features 's quartet with pianist , bassist , and drummer . Though not well known beyond East Coast circles, was a highly regarded improviser, blessed with a warm, throaty tone and hard-swinging style. As evidenced by his work on , he sounds like an almost perfect amalgam of , , and -- a revelation that lends credence to the story that he was an early influence on saxophonist . The story goes that while they were students at the University of Pennsylvania in 1959, befriended producer . Together, they bonded over shared musical interests and eventually collaborated on recording fellow Philly pianist . Decades later, while was searching for the original tapes for the 2021 anthology , he discovered the masters, along with a handful of previously unreleased tracks. Here, we get the original 1967 LP along with the newly discovered recordings. The original tracks showcase several originals, including the saxophonist's driving minor-blues hard bopper "Blue Lights," 's mystical "East," and ' "Raveesh," the latter of which finds the group delving into Indian classical traditions in the vein of . While the cutting-edge spiritual jazz tracks impress as flirts with the avant-garde, his straight-ahead standards work, as on his dusky reading of "These Foolish Things," are just as ear-popping. Of the rediscovered tracks, there are raucous originals like "Opus #3" and "Helene," along with ribald takes on "Indiana" and "Steeplechase," both recorded at a house party with different rhythm section players. ~ Matt Collar