Listener Reviews & Comments
Doug Watkins was an extremely solid and inventive bassist featured on many excellent jazz records of the late 1950s. He died at a young age in the early 1960s, making this album that much more important. Watkins apparently started playing the cello just a few days before featuring the instrument on this album, but you can't tell by listening. The sound is warm, exotic at times, and the presence of Yusef Lateef has a strong impact on the overall feel of the album. These OJC "Limited Edition" titles are not really limited, it seems, just more expensive. However, many choice titles can be found under the limited edition heading, and this one (which probably deserves something like 4.5 stars instead of 5) is amongst those worth pursuing.
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