Little was heard of tenor saxophonist on-record during the 1950s; in fact this somewhat obscure LP (@Savoy, in one of their reissue programs, also released these performances) was one of 's only three appearances on record (two as a leader) during 1953-1959. He fronts a quintet with pianist , bassist , drummer , and the forgotten trumpeter , and sounds pretty strong on the straight-ahead material. Few surprises occur but this collector's item from a dark period in 's life has its share of fine music. ~ Scott Yanow