Marked Frank Morgan's return to the studio as leader following a thirty year absence. Decades had been spent grifting, getting high and sitting in prison but at last (although he would use methadone daily until his death twenty-two years later in 2007) Morgan was clean and ready to perform. The would-be veteran sounds fantastic here, possessing a blithe, crystallised Parker tone that is endlessly as smooth as it is free from cliché. Particularly fascinating is hearing Morgan's treatment of Wayne Shorter's 'Yes and No': he leads the music seamlessly, exhibiting a charismatic, technically brilliant style that is at once both old and new. Morgan is here supported by Cedar Walton's working group, with Walton at the piano, Tony Dumas on bass and Billy Higgins on drums.
Performers: Frank Morgan (a-sx), Cedar Walton (pi), Tony Dumas (bs), Billy Higgins (dr)
A1. Manha De Carnaval
A2. Yes And No
A3. Easy Living
A4. The Rubber Man
B1. Third Street Blues
B2. Three Flowers
B3. Embraceable You
B4. Now's The Time
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