Sophomore effort in the 1980s resurgence of forgotten alto sax maestro Frank Morgan. As on 1985's 'Easy Living' (see below), Morgan is joined by pianist Cedar Walton's working group, with Buster Williams replacing Tony Dumas on bass. While it is not discredit to Dumas, Williams has much more of a presence here (hear his excellent solo on 'Perdido'), and generally the music is more lively and even more fluid and energetic than on the earlier effort - Morgan's playing on some numbers could have come from Minton's Playhouse in 1952 just as easily as today, without seeming dated in the slightest, while on others (particularly another Wayne Shorter composition - 'Ana Maria') he is very convincingly in the modern idiom.
Performers: Frank Morgan (a-sx), Cedar Walton (pi), Buster Williams (bs), Billy Higgins (dr)
1. Ceora
2. Until It's Time For You To Go
3. Perdido
4. Ana Maria
5. Lament
6. Half Nelson
7. Thank You Blues
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