Obscure but talented tenor saxophonist
Tina Brooks is teamed with the young trumpeter
Freddie Hubbard (on one of his earliest sessions), pianist
Duke Jordan, bassist
Sam Jones, and drummer
Art Taylor for a set dominated by
Brooks' originals. None of the themes may be all that memorable ("Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" comes the closest), but the hard bop solos are consistently excellent. [Some reissues add alternate takes of "True Blue" and "Good Old Soul."] ~ Scott Yanow