ブルーノートのジャケット写真で著名な写真家=フランシス・ウォルス Francis Wolffの写真を使用し名盤を蘇らせる人気シリーズにトミー・フラナガンのあの名盤が登場!
オリジナル盤はフラナガンと言えばのド名盤なプレスティッジ盤、ジャケット写真にはケニー・バレルとのセッションに臨む彼の写真が使用されています。
ボーナストラックにはフラナガンのもうひとつの名盤『The Cats』に収録されているピアノトリオ曲が追加収録!

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2020/01/07）

This studio session represents one of Tommy Flanagan's earliest dates as a leader, recorded while he was in Stockholm, Sweden. Bassist Wilbur Little and a young Elvin Jones on drums provide strong support, but the focus is on Flanagan's brilliant piano. The brilliant opener is a potent brisk run through Charlie Parker's "Relaxin' at Camarillo," followed by a faster than typical "Chelsea Bridge," which the leader playfully detours into another Billy Strayhorn composition ("Raincheck") for a moment, while also featuring Jones' brushwork in a pair of breaks. Flanagan's approach to the venerable standard "Willow Weep for Me" is steeped in blues, backed by Little's imaginative accompaniment. The bulk of this date is devoted to Flanagan's compositions, though only one, "Eclypso," remained in his repertoire for long. This engaging piece alternates between calypso and bop, with Jones switching between sticks and brushes. "Beat's Up" has the obvious influence of Bud Powell, while the extended blues "Little Rock" opens with a sauntering bass solo. This album has been released under various titles on several labels, including DIW, Dragon, Met, and Prestige, though Fantasy reissued it with three alternate takes in 1999. ~ Ken Dryden

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