Bobby Hutcherson

• 180 GRAM AUDIOHILE VINYL

• MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPE

• GATEFOLD COVER

• 4 stars all music guide

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson had a profound influence over the sound of Blue Note Records in the 1960s, with his distinctive vibes elevating a wide range of all-time classics from Grant Green Idle Moments to Eric Dolphy Out To Lunch.

His fifth Blue Note session as a leader, 1966’s album Stick-Up! found Hutcherson in the company of a new band line-up with Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, McCoy Tyner on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. The versatile quintet covers a vast expanse of post-bop territory on this excellent six-song set which opens with a spirited romp through Ornette Coleman’s “Una Muy Bonita.” Five Hutcherson originals follow including the hard driving “8/4 Beat,” the dreamy ballad “Summer Nights,” and the expansive “Verse.”

PERSONNEL:

• Bobby Henderson - (tenor sax)
• Bobby Hutcherson - (vibes)
• McCoy Tyner - (piano)
• Herbie Lewis - (bass)
• Billy Higgins - (drums)

New Jersey, July 14, 1966

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1: Una Muy Bonita
• A2: 8/4 Beat
• A3: Summer Nights

• SIDE B
• B1: Black Circle
• B2: Verse
• B3: Blues Mind Matter