Five of the seven selections on this LP from the small K2B2 label features bassist
Buell Neidlinger and tenor saxophonist
Marty Krystall (who takes one piece on bass clarinet) playing in quartets with trombonist
Glenn Ferris and either
Billy Elgart or Deborah Fuss on drums; in one case keyboardist
Don Preston is in
Ferris' place. The music is post-bop (somewhere between hard bop and the avant-garde) and most notable for the fine playing of
Krystall. Two other numbers are historical and were released for the initial time on this album. From 1961,
Neidlinger plays a duet with tenorman
Archie Shepp, and the duo is joined by pianist
Cecil Taylor and drummer
Dennis Charles on a version of "Section C." An interesting release that has not yet been reissued on CD, although the two earlier tracks have been repackaged by Mosaic.
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Scott Yanow, Rovi