James Leary - 1980 - Legacy

James Leary

1980

Legacy

01. Today's Song 5:32

02. Remember To Smile 4:57

03. Twenty-Five/Mister X. 3:54

04. So Far So Good 7:04

05. Legacy 10:20

06. Waltz For Monday 5:25

07. Wajumbe 8:12

Alto Saxophone, Flute – Charlie McCarthy Jr.

Alto Saxophone, Flute – Steve Keller

Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Ray Loeckle

Bass – James Leary

Drums – Eddie Marshall

Percussion – Babatunde Michael Lea* (tracks: A2)

Percussion – Kenneth Nash

Piano – George Cables

Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson

Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Da'ud David Johnson

Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Tod Dickow

Trombone – Fred Mergy

Trombone – Gordon Messick

Trombone – John Russell

Trombone – Nic. tenBroek

Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Cal Lewiston

Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Fred Berry

Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Tim Acosta

Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Zane Woodworth

Recorded, mixed and mastered at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA in August and September, 1980.

A wonderful set that features plenty of tenor work from Joe Henderson – a really much-needed document of Joe's tremendous sound during this under-recorded period of his career – and very heavy in those sharp, dark tones he used on the Mirror Mirror album! The rest of the group is great – a core combo with George Cables on piano, Eddie Marshall on drums, and Kenneth Nash on percussion – augmented by some larger backings at times, but always in a relatively subtle way that preserves the energy of the core.