The mysterious bassist
Henry Grimes, who disappeared altogether in 1967, only led this one recording session; it has been reissued on CD. Although
Grimes played in a wide variety of settings in the late '50s, he was working exclusively in the avant-garde by 1965. Teamed with clarinetist
Perry Robinson in one of his earliest recordings and the obscure drummer Tom Price,
Grimes gets a fair amount of solo space on these six group originals. However, it is for
Robinson's playing that the adventurous but not overly memorable disc is chiefly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow