Of the few records that trumpeter
Carmell Jones led throughout his career, his first date was by far his best known and was generally his most satisfying. Teamed in Los Angeles with tenor saxophonist
Harold Land, pianist
Frank Strazzeri, bassist
Gary Peacock, and drummer Leon Pettis,
Jones is featured on music that is essentially cool-toned hard bop. In addition to a couple of
Jones' originals, there is an obscurity by bassist
Jimmy Bond and three other tunes, including an 11-minute investigation of Duke Ellington's "I'm Gonna Go Fishing."
Jones'
Clifford Brown-influenced style blends well with
Land, and the music swings throughout in fine fashion. This album was reissued by the British Charly label on their Affinity subsidiary in the mid-'80s. ~ Scott Yanow