Although this
Blue Note
session (reissued on CD in 1996) is led by trumpeter
Johnny Coles
, pianist
Duke Pearson
(who contributed the arrangements and five of the six compositions) really functioned as leader. The typically impressive
lineup (which includes
Leo Wright
on alto and flute, tenor saxophonist
Joe Henderson
, bassist
Bob Cranshaw
, and either
Walter Perkins
or
Pete LaRoca
on drums, in addition to
Coles
and
Pearson
) handles the obscure material with creative invention. Most memorable are the catchy title cut and the somber
ballad
"So Sweet My Little Girl."
Cole
's brittle trumpet is the lead voice throughout, although the young
was already instantly recognizable. ~ Scott Yanow