Not released until 1979, and then under tenor saxophonist
Don Byas' name, this 1997 CD reissue has pianist
Bud Powell listed first as a co-leader with
Byas. In any case, the music (produced by
Cannonball Adderley, but certainly not a tribute to him) features
Byas and
Powell in a quintet with trumpeter
Idrees Sulieman, bassist
Pierre Michelot and drummer
Kenny Clarke. Other than two
Pierre Micehelot songs, including two versions of "Jackie My Little Cat," athe repertoire is filled with bebop standards such as "Good Bait," a memorable "Jeannine" and "Just One of Those Things." Both
Byas (who had hardly recorded since 1955) and the erratic
Powell are heard in superior form. A previously unheard alternate take of "Cherokee" (which is missing its very beginning) has a real surprise in a solo by the producer -- apparently, altoist
Adderley could not resist the opportunity to jam with
Byas and
Powell. ~ Scott Yanow