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- Artist: Eddie Jefferson
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- Release Date: 1962
- Total Time: 33:32
- Genre: Vocal Music
Review
This CD (which augments the original LP program with two alternate takes) is a fine showcase for vocalese master Eddie Jefferson. Backed by either a tentet or a quintet that gives solo space to altoist James Moody and the tenor of Johnny Griffin, Jefferson sings his lyrics to such numbers as "Take the 'A' Train," "Billie's Bounce," "I Cover the Waterfront," "Parker's Mood" (the latter differs from the famous lines immortalized by King Pleasure), "A Night in Tunisia," and "Body and Soul," among others. Jefferson is in prime form and these boppish renditions as a whole form a near classic. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Letter from Home | Junior Mance, Orrin Keepnews | Eddie Jefferson, Junior Mance | (3:02) |
| Take the "A" Train | Billy Strayhorn | Eddie Jefferson | (3:12) |
| Billie's Bounce [Take 4] | Charlie Parker | Eddie Jefferson | (2:47) |
| Billie's Bounce [Take 3][*] | Charlie Parker | Eddie Jefferson | (2:48) |
| I Cover the Waterfront | Johnny Green, Edward Heyman | Eddie Jefferson | (3:09) |
| Soft and Furry | Eddie Jefferson, Griffin | Eddie Jefferson | (2:51) |
| A Night in Tunisia | Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli | Eddie Jefferson | (3:34) |
| Things Are Getting Better | Cannonball Adderley, Eddie Jefferson | Eddie Jefferson | (3:11) |
| Keep Walkin' [Take 4] | Eddie Jefferson | Eddie Jefferson | (2:58) |
| Keep Walkin' [Take 1][*] | Eddie Jefferson | Eddie Jefferson | (2:53) |
| Body and Soul | Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Robert Sour | Eddie Jefferson | (3:11) |
| Parker's Mood (Bless My Soul) | Charlie Parker | Eddie Jefferson | (3:27) |
