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with Davis's solo on the rewrite of "Give Me the Simple Life

‘Blind Dogs’ was the first-time the band performed it live

This dynamic is acted out on the tonal level

the band have certainly put in the hard yards

The booklet cover image is tip-on

Backlash funk soul with Davis's solo on theThe first of trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's three Atlantic albums, this excellent set falls between hard bop and the avant garde, often hinting at both. Hubbard's regular group of the time (James Spaulding, Albert Dailey, Bob Cunningham, and Otis Ray Appleton, plus guest conga player Ray Barretto) performs the debut version of his famous "Little Sunflower," an excellent remake of "Up Jumped Spring," and four lesser known pieces. Hubbard and Spaulding