Year/Genre: 1970, Jazz
Matrix #: SP 3030
Condition: VG+, sounds great, some marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in 1970 on A&M/CTI, recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s New Jersey studio during Creed Taylor’s early CTI period.

2. Features an all-star band including Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Herbie Hancock, and Eric Gale drawn from New York studio and jazz scenes.

3. The title track’s long, arranged grooves later made this LP a source for ’90s hip-hop producers and rare-groove DJs.

4. Good pickup if you’re into Herbie Hancock’s late-’60s/early-’70s work, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard on CTI, or Gil Evans.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $26–$32
VG+: $18–$24
VG: $12–$16
G: $7–$10

11/25/25 CC