Also known as , this Vee Jay disc has tenor-saxophonist first session as a leader and it shows that, even at this early stage, was far along toward developing his own sound. Teamed up with trumpeter , pianist , bassist and drummer , the six selections (five of which are originals) capture the young tenor shortly after he joined . The music is essentially hard bop and, although none of these tunes caught on, the music is quite enjoyable. A special treat is the one standard of the date, a swinging version of ~ Scott Yanow