10年ちょっとの音楽人生ということもあり過小評価されがちなドラマーピート・ラロカの1965年のブルーノート・リーダー・デビュー作品。
1965年5月19日にNJのRVGスタジオにて録音。
ラロカのオリジナルのほかにスティーヴ・スワロウのオリジナル、さらにスタンダード2曲を収録。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2019/12/13)
It is strange to realize that drummer Pete La Roca only led two albums during the prime years of his career, for this CD reissue of his initial date is a classic. La Roca's three originals ("Basra," which holds one's interest despite staying on one chord throughout, the blues "Candu," and the complex "Tears Come From Heaven") are stimulating but it is the other three songs that really bring out the best playing in the quartet (which is comprised of tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Steve Kuhn, and bassist Steve Swallow in addition to La Roca). "Malaguena" is given a great deal of passion, Swallow's "Eiderdown" (heard in its initial recording) receives definitive treatment, and the ballad "Lazy Afternoon" is both haunting and very memorable; Henderson's tone perfectly fits that piece. ~ Scott Yanow
Rovi
有名なJoe Hendersonが参加しています。