Bobby Hutcherson: Medina LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) ETJSAU-61 Jimmy Cobb and more

Jimmy Cobb and more

Strike Up the Band

Point of Departure expanded Hill’s palette with a 6-piece ensemble of diverse players that included the remarkable frontline of Eric Dolphy on alto saxophone

fleet-footed “Bootin’ It

Bobby Hutcherson: Medina LP (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) ETJSAU-61 Jimmy Cobb and moreBlue Note, 1980 The late 1960s and early 1970s were a wildly creative period for Bobby Hutcherson with the vibraphonist freely exploring a wide range of stylistic possibilities from post bop and the avant garde to fusion and Latin Jazz. The cutting edge 1969 session Medinawhich wouldnt be first released until 1980 as part of the LT Seriesdocumented one of Hutchersons most remarkable band line ups featuring two of his frequent collaboratorsHarold Land