Bobby Timmons - Workin' Out

[Tom 1960]

I ran across this release on AMG and FWIW came highly rated. Sounded interesting especially since Wayne Shorter is included on the session. Your thoughts as always are appreciated.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I haven't bought this CD, because I have it in different forms. It's two very different LPs. "Workin' out", which I have on LP, features Lytle and it's a good solid bit of Soul Jazz - not the best by either, but good and solid.

"The soul man" features Wayne Shorter - I have this on a CD twofer with "Soul food" in another unfortunate combination. "Soul food" and "Workin out" would have made a good pairing. The album with Shorter doesn't, in my view, go well with either coupling.

If you're really interested in Shorter, rather than Timmons or Lytle, which I think is the case, you'd do better to look for the Japanese cheapo edition of "Soul man" which came out there for 1,000 yen a couple of years ago.

MG

[montg]

The first date, with Lytle, doesn't do a lot for me but the second date, with Shorter, is very nice. Good sound too.