• The trumpeter’s classic 1964 hard-bop album.
• His fourth Blue Note LP.
• Recorded at The Van Gelder Studio on 1st April 1963.
• Produced by Alfred Lion.
• Featuring a red-hot band of Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Butch Warren (bass) and Tony Williams (drums).
• Showcasing three excellent Dorham originals (the fiery, bossa nova-tinged title track, ‘Sao Paolo’ and ‘Straight Ahead’) plus the Lerner/Loewe standard ‘If Ever
I Would Leave You’.
• Includes session photography by Francis Wolff and liner notes by Nat Hentoff.