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AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars,[3] and reviewer Alex Henderson noted that it gives listeners a chance to hear Hubbard early in his career, although his solos "aren't as adventurous or cutting-edge as other things [he] did in the early '60s."[4]
Metronome's Ted White called the recording "a superior set," but stated that, despite the album title, "The charts are the usual non-challenging jump-off points for soloing, and the soloists attempt nothing new, nothing startling."[5]
Nat Hentoff of HiFi/Stereo Review described the album as "one of the more stimulating programs released so far" on Jazzland, and remarked: "It is relatively diversified as to mood and tempo, and the playing has urgency... [Benton's] musical conceptions show increasing individuality, and he has chosen challenging associates for this recording."[6]
Track listing
All compositions by Walter Benton except as indicated
The
AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars,[3] and reviewer Alex Henderson noted that it gives listeners a chance to hear Hubbard early in his career, although his solos "aren't as adventurous or cutting-edge as other things [he] did in the early '60s."[4]
Metronome's Ted White called the recording "a superior set," but stated that, despite the album title, "The charts are the usual non-challenging jump-off points for soloing, and the soloists attempt nothing new, nothing startling."[5]
Nat Hentoff of HiFi/Stereo Review described the album as "one of the more stimulating programs released so far" on Jazzland, and remarked: "It is relatively diversified as to mood and tempo, and the playing has urgency... [Benton's] musical conceptions show increasing individuality, and he has chosen challenging associates for this recording."[6]
Track listing
All compositions by Walter Benton except as indicated