This studio LP was first released almost a decade after it was recorded. The first half features the 1967 Quintet (with
Wayne Shorter
on tenor and soprano, pianist
Herbie Hancock
, bassist
Ron Carter
, and drummer
Tony Williams
) performing three otherwise unknown
Shorter
compositions. The flip side finds
Davis
in 1968 leading the same group (with possibly
Chick Corea
and
Dave Holland
replacing
Hancock
Carter
) on two early fusion jams that look a bit toward
Bitches Brew
. Although not an essential set, this album fills in some gaps during
's transitional period from adventurous acoustic playing to early electric performances. ~ Scott Yanow