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High quality vinyl reissue! Quality sound taken from the original master tapes, 180 gram vinyl, heavy cardboard sleeve and original artwork.

A wonderful, wonderful, wonderful ''new thing'' jazz session from Blue Note - and proof that the avant garde in the 60s didn't necessarily have to resort to blowing their heads off to make fantastic music! Trombonist Grachan Moncur III organized the session - but like other key Blue Note dates of this type, including work from Tony Williams and Jackie McLean, the album's a very evenly-weighted date that features equal contributions from all members involved. The lineup's a dream - featuring Wayne Shorter on tenor, Herbie Hancock on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Tony Williams on drums - and the set's very much in the vein of Williams' Life Time album for Blue Note - with lots of dark, moody, and extremely complex compositions - and beautifully restrained modern solos. Moncur wrote all the tracks, and titles include The Twins, Nomadic, Gnostic, and Thandiwa.

Personnel: Grachan Moncur III (trombone), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), Tony Williams (drums).