Bobby Hutcherson - The Kicker (1963)

Bobby Hutcherson recorded frequently for Blue Note in the 1960s, though this session remained unissued until 1999. The first half features the vibraphonist in a cooking hard bop session with Joe Henderson and Duke Pearson, starting with an energetic take on the normally slow ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You" and a sizzling Hutcherson original, "For Duke P." Guitarist Grant Green is added for the second half, beginning with the first recording of Henderson's "The Kicker," which became well known from it's later rendition on Horace Silver's highly successful release Song for My Father. Because this is part of Blue Note's limited-edition Jazz Connoisseur series, don't delay in picking it up. ~ All Music Guide



Personnel:

Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone

Al Harewood - drums

Bob Cranshaw - bass

Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone

Duke Pearson - piano

Grant Green - guitar



Track Listing:

1. If Ever I Would Leave You (Lerner, Loewe)

2. Mirrors (Chambers)

3. For Duke P. (Hutcherson)

4. The Kicker (Henderson)

5. Step Lightly (Henderson)

6. Bedouin (Pearson)