Historic recording session representing both the only album Frank Morgan recorded as leader before thirty years of con artistry, heroin addiction and jail, as well as the last recordings of tenorman Wardell Gray before he was found dead on the side of the road outside Las Vegas with a broken neck. While the overblown latin rhythm section (a fad in jazz in 1955) and voracious trumpeting of Conte Candoli can often overpower the subtlety of Morgan's playing, we do get to hear him stretch out beautifully on the likes of 'My Old Flame' and 'The Nearness of You'.
Performers: Frank Morgan (a-sx), Conte Candoli (tp), Wardell Gray (t-sx), Howard Roberts (gt), Wild Bill Davis (og), Carl Perkins (pi), Bobby Rodriguez/Leroy Vinnegar (bs), Lawrence Marable (dr), Ubaldo Nieto (timbales)
A1. Bernie's Tune
A2. My Old Flame
A3. I'll Remember April
A4. Neil's Blues
A5. The Champ
B1. Chooch
B2. The Nearness Of You
B3. Whippet
B4. Milt's Tune
B5. Get Happy
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