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“Teo Macero, best known as a producer, has only recorded as a tenor-saxophonist on a very infrequent basis through the decades. This unusual album has four very different groups performing Macero’s originals. Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and tenor-saxophonist Gato Barbieri (an odd couple) are heard on five numbers along with a saxophone section, two keyboards, two guitars and a rhythm section. “Summer Rain” matches together flutist Dave Valentin and soprano-saxpohonist Dave Liebman while “Silent Summer” is a piano duet for Mike Nock and Mal Waldron. Macero only pops up on one number, teaming up with Liebman, altoist Carlos Ward, bassist Cecil McBee and Orlando Digirolamo on accordian; quite a quintet. In general the writing is not as strong as the solos but this somewhat eccentric album certainly stands out in the crowd.” – Scott Yanow/AllMusic.

Track listing:
The Man With The Horn 7:56
Slow And Easy 4:10
8 Minus 10 2:52
Summer Rain 6:37
Silent Summer 3:01
Acoustical Suspension 6:11
Hey Man, What’s Happenin’? 4:36
Sun Rays (Violet Bleu) 5:20

Personnel:
Accordion – Orlando Di Girolamo (tracks: A3)
Alto Saxophone – Alex Foster (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3, B4), Carlos Ward (tracks: A3)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Teo Macero (tracks: A3)
Bass – Cecil McBee (tracks: A3), Lincoln Goines (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3, B4)
Conductor – Teo Macero
Drums – Buddy Wiliams* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B3, B4)
Flute – Dave Valentin (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B3, B4)
Guitar – Larry Coryell (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3, B4), Ryo Kawasaki (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B3, B4)
Keyboards – Mike Nock (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B3, B4)
Percussion – Alyrio Lima (tracks: A4), Carol Steele (tracks: A4)
Photography By – Nick Sangiamo
Piano – Jorge Dalto (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B3, B4), Mal Waldron (tracks: B1), Mike Nock (tracks: B1)
Producer – Teo Macero
Soprano Saxophone – David Liebman (tracks: A1 to A4, B2, B3, B4)
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Evans (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3, B4), Gato Barbieri (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3, B4), John Stubblefield (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3, B4)
Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3, B4)

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1985