During the early 60s, Blue Note wisely cut a number of sessions that took advantage of their soulful in-house rhythm trio The
Three Sounds. The group recorded more than a few successful albums under their own name – but they also did a few great records that feature them backing up a more famous soloist. Such is the case
with this one, in which Gene Harris and crew back up
Stanley Turrentine for a beautifully mellow set of late nite tracks, played
with an easy rolling groove missing from some of
Turrentine's other, more full-on sessions at the time. At the time, Blue Note recorded enough material for 2 albums – but only one was ever issued in the US (although a second has recently come out from Japan.) Now, all the tracks are combined on a very nice 2CD set that includes all the original material –
with tracks that include "Alone Together", "There Is No Greater Love", "Blue Hour", "I Want A Little Girl", and "Blue Riff".
(2000 Connoisseur pressing, promotional stamp on CDs and mark through barcode.)