For his second recording as a leader, trumpeter (22 years old at the time) performs two compositions apiece by and , the obscure "I Wished I Knew," and his own "Blues for Brenda." (featured in a quintet with tenor saxophonist , pianist , bassist , and drummer ) takes quite a few outstanding solos, playing lyrically on the ballads and building his own sound out of the / tradition. ~ Scott Yanow