Booker Little - tp, Jaki Byard - p, Ron Carter - b, Roy Haynes - dThe track Serene conjures word associations closer to Weird. Dolphy's bass clarinet on this track is strange, expressive, and imitative of the odder inflections of the human voice. Dolphy's solo alto feature Tenderly is great - so expressive; his extensions of the melodies outline interesting reharms; towards the end he branches out into great sonic effects as well. His flute on Left Alone is virtuosic and exciting, although the opening melody itself is a bit sluggish and boring. The head of Miss Ann is wacked - it's very hard to discern what harmonies the rhythm section's playing behind it. Booker's clean tone pre-dates Wynton, with a nice clean execution. Far Cry is another strange and distinctive melody, as is Dolphy's solo (especially his ending, which seems to be arbitrary). Booker's sound on Ode to C. Parker is round and warm, even in higher register, and lyrical, although many of the standard chromatic decorations of Clifford's playing (which I don't care for) are obviously present. He was 22 at the time of this recording but unfortunately died the following year. His solo on Mrs. Parker of K.C. is breath-taking - virtuosic, stretching, with some of Clifford's dazzling lines, great tone, and even harmonic turns that prefigure Jon Swana and others.
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