Hard-blowing bop classic from 1958, when Trane was with Monk. A crack sextet rounded out by the richly soulful trombone of youngster Curtis Fuller. Next stop, Giant Steps.

Recorded between Let Freedom Ring and One Step Beyond, it’s presumably the laidback presence of HJ hero Sonny Clark — who also contributes half the compositions — which tips the scales away from JM’s more screwface, outward-bound trajectory, towards good-old-fashioned, limber, bluesy hard bop. Though a throwback, cancelled at the time (and shelved for twenty years), it’s downright classic Blue Note now.

From 1963 — with Wendell Marshall (bass), Willie Bobo (drums), Johnny Acea (piano), Carlos ‘Patato’ Valdes (congas), Gavin Masseaux (chekere); and on the last two Ike Quebec and Sonny Clark.