Teamed up with pianist
Kenny Drew
, bassist
Niels Pedersen
and drummer
Albert "Tootie" Heath
for a club date at Copenhagen's Montmartre in 1967 (reissued on CD by Black Lion), the great tenor saxophonist
Johnny Griffin
really stretches out on four numbers: "The Man I Love," "Hush-A-Bye," "Blues for Harvey" and a memorable version of "The Masquerade Is Over."
Griffin
shows why he was early on billed as "the world's fastest tenor" although he also displays warmth on "Sophisticated Lady." A fine example of
Griffin's
underrated talents. ~ Scott Yanow