"This recording marks the welcome return of one of the most original and distinctive voices of the early 1960s, a turbulent
and exciting time in jazz. Mark Masters, who specializes in bringing to the fore the music of many deserving but overlooked
artists, had long admired Moncur's Blue Note oeuvre. "The great thing about (Moncur's) music is its spaciousness,"
observes Masters. "It may seem deceptively simple, but when you put the melody and changes together, each piece has a life
of its own. You can't take a formulaic approach."
Ed Berger, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University
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