billhardman, lonnie hillyer, eddie preston, charles tolliver (trumpet), cliff lee, kamal abdul-aim (flh), charles stephens (tb), kiane zawadi (euph), bob stewart (tu), clifford jordan (tenor sax), stanley cowell (piano), bill lee (bass), billy higgins, sonny brown (drum)
billhardman, lee morgan (trumpet), melba liston (tb), sahib shihab or jackie mclean (alto sax), johnny griffin (tenor sax), cecil payne (bs), wynton kelly or sam dockery (piano), spanky debrest (bass), art blakey (drum)
billhardman (trumpet), frank wess (fl) (tenor sax), mack goldsbury (tenor sax), charles earland (org), jimmy ponder or melvin sparks (guitar), grady tate (drum), lawrence killian (percusion)
This single CD combines a March, 1957, Jazz Messengers session with a 1961 quintet session led by BillHardman.
Hardman's playing is equally on display here, and rightly so, as evidenced by his use of repetition to melodic advantage in "Reflections," and his blazing runs during "Ugh!"
The 1961 Hardman session, his last as a leader until 1978, is a pleasant surprise, with "Capers" and Hardman's own "Jo B." lingering long after you've heard them.
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