Tom Grant - 1976 - Mystified

Tom Grant

1976

Mystified

01. No Me Esqueca 5:55

02. Peddle Has A Point 5:11

03. Gazelle 4:28

04. Caribean Firedance 5:55

05. Mystified 7:31

06. Pannonica 5:02

07. Turtle Soup 5:50

Bass Guitar – Rick Laird

Drums – Ron Steen

Piano – Tom Grant

Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson

Recording date: December, 10-11, 1976

Nothing mystifying here – as the album grabs us right from the get-go – with wonderful Fender Rhodes lines from leader Tom Grant, and plenty of soulful tenor from the great Joe Henderson! The album's an overlooked gem from Joe's late 70s years – and the the player is right at home next to Grant's keys – which are sometimes acoustic, and sometimes accompanied by a wordless, humming sort of vocal – which really gives the album some strongly soulful currents! The rest of the quartet features Rick Laird on bass and Ron Steen on drums – and the electric tunes are especially wonderful, and are almost an extension of the vibe of some of Joe's late Milestone albums.