This is an excellent straight-ahead outing matching Joe Farrell (who takes four songs on tenor and one apiece on soprano and flute) with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, keyboardist George Cables, bassist Tony Dumas, and drummer Peter Erskine. Originally cut for the Contemporary label, the set has six group originals (by Farrell, Hubbard, and Cables) that are performed at the perfect length, mostly between six and eight and a half minutes (other than the 12-minute "Malibu"). The concise solos make expert use of every note, and the results are both fresh and swinging. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Kazushige Yamazaki (Art Direction), Tony Dumas (Bass), Joe Farrell (Sax (Soprano)), John Koenig (Photography), Bernie Kirsh (Engineer), George Cables (Piano), Phil DeLancie (Remastering), Richard Seidel (Assistant Producer), Peter Erskine (Drums), Freddie Hubbard (Flugelhorn), Paul Sanders (Photography), Joe Farrell (Sax (Tenor)), Tony Dumas (Bass (Electric)), George Cables (Piano (Electric)), John Koenig (Engineer), Freddie Hubbard (Trumpet), Joe Farrell (Flute), Tony Dumas (Guitar (Bass)), Kazushige Yamazaki (Design), Bernie Kirsch (Engineer), John Koenig (Producer)
