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Mumbles, taking a break from Ellingtonia for his first recording session as leader, in 1955. Killer band, including Horace Silver, Oscar Pettiford and Art Blakey; swinging arrangements by Quincy Jones. The title track is absolute first-degree murder. Don’t miss it.

‘The Complete Session’, adding alternates and a live recording.
Wonderful baritone-playing — nodding to Gerry Mulligan, but going its own way — over a range of settings, quartet to big-band, in an enjoyable mix of standards and three notable originals.