This combination works quite well. The mellow-toned but hard swinging guitarist
Peter Leitch teams up with baritonist
Pepper Adams, pianist
John Hicks, bassist
Ray Drummond, and drummer
Billy Hart for three
Thelonious Monk tunes ("'Round Midnight," "Trinkle Tinkle," and "Played Twice"), two of the guitarist's originals, and "How Deep Is the Ocean."
Adams' presence inspires and seems to light a fire under
Leitch, who is heard throughout in passionate form. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow