1. Sweet Honey Bee - 4:55
2. Sudel - 5:39
3. After The Rain - 4:41
4. Gaslight - 5:57
5. Big Bertha - 5:54
6. Empathy - 5:57
7. Ready Rudy? - 5:57

Personnel: 
- Duke Pearson - piano
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Ron Carter - bass
- Mickey Roker – drums

Pianist/composer Duke Pearson leads an all-star group on this run-through of seven of his compositions. The musicians -- trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, Joe Henderson on tenor, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Mickey Roker, and the pianist/leader -- are actually more impressive than many of the compositions, although the swinging minor-toned "Big Bertha" deserved to become a standard. The frameworks are quite intelligent, everyone doesn't solo on each selection, and the improvisations are concise and clearly related to each tune's melody and mood. Although not quite essential, this set has some rewarding music. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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1. Bluebird Of Happiness
2. I'm a Fool to Want You
3. I Love You                 play
4. When Sunny Gets Blue
5. The Golden Striker
6. On Green Dolphin Street
7. 3 A.M.

Duke Pearson (piano) 
Gene Taylor (bass) 
Lex Humphries (drums)

Tender Feelin's is an appropriate title for Duke Pearson's second album for Blue Note. The record is a lovely, relaxed collection of ballads, standards, and jazz staples, with a few originals thrown in for good measure. Since Pearson sticks to the trio format, supported by bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Lex Humphries, the mood of the album remains intimate and low-key. Pearson flourishes in this setting, whether he's playing blues, romantic ballads, or surprisingly lyrical improvised solos. Pearson would later explore more adventurous territory, as well as funkier grooves, but Tender Feelin's remains a wonderfully understated, romantic mainstream jazz record. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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01. The Fakir (Duke Pearson) - 5:14
02. Prairie Dog (Duke Pearson) - 6:45
03. Hush-A-Bye (Jerry Seelen/Sammy Fain) - 4:11
04. Soulin' (Joe Henderson) - 6:59
05. Little Waltz (Ron Carter) -	6:04
06. Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis/Earl Brent) - 5:26 

Personnel:
- Duke Pearson - piano (01,02,04,05,06), celeste (03)
- Harold Vick - soprano saxophone (01), tenor saxophone (04)
- James Spaulding - flute (01), alto saxophone (02,04,05)
- Bob Cranshaw - bass (01,02,03,04,05,06)
- Mickey Roker - drums (01,02,04,05)
- Johnny Coles - trumpet (02,04,05)
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone (02,05)
- Gene Bertonchini - guitar (02,05)

This 1966 date by Duke Pearson with an octet was originally issued by Atlantic. Reissued by Collectables, this is Pearson in full soul-jazz mode, driven deeply by the blues, with an all-star band (not all members play on all tunes): drummer Mickey Roker; Harold Vick on soprano; James Spaulding on flute and alto; bassist Bob Cranshaw; trumpeter Johnny Coles; tenor George Coleman; guitarist Gene Bertoncini; and Pearson on piano and celeste. Most of these tunes start out delicately, almost like chamber jazz (nearly MJQ style), moving around on small melodic figures. "The Fakir" begins with a tender, gentle flute solo by Spaulding, and uproots itself by turning into a massive Latin-style groover based on the rhythmic middle of "My Favorite Things." "Prairie Dog" opens with the horns playing a slow, drawling blues that Pearson fills with his piano. It's a re-visioning of "I'm An Old Cowhand" morphed into a blues. Joe Henderson's "Soulin'" is exactly that: a strutting blues, where Coleman digs deep into the nasty edge of his horn, and Pearson's changes are short, choppy, percussive. The reading of "Angel Eyes" that closes the set is so utterly sophisticated in its arrangement, it's like Pearson telling the band to lay nothing all the time, as the melody floats in after a gorgeous little rhythmic pattern played by the section, it finds its charm in an airy counterpoint and with beautiful soloing from Bertoncini, Coles' muted trumpet, and Coleman. This is as fine as any date Pearson released for Atlantic, and grooves all the way through, seamlessly. ---Thom Jurek, Rovi

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1. Amanda (Pearson) - 9:24        
2. Bedouin (Pearson) - 9:27         
3. Farewell Machelle (Pearson) - 2:46       
4. Wahoo (Pearson) - 7:16        
5. ESP (Extrasensory Perception) (Pearson) - 7:49        
6. Fly Little Bird Fly (Byrd) - 6:11  

Personnel:
- Duke Pearson - piano
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- James Spaulding - alto sax & flute
- Joe Henderson - tenor sax
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Mickey Roker – drums

A truly wonderful advanced hard bop date, Wahoo captures pianist Duke Pearson at his most adventurous and creative. With the exception of Donald Byrd's closing "Fly Little Bird Fly," Pearson wrote all of the material on this six-song album, and his compositions are clever, melodic, and unpredictable without being cloying or inaccessible. He has assembled a first-rate sextet to perform the material, enlisting trumpeter Byrd, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, bassist Bob Cranshaw, alto saxophonist/flautist James Spaulding, and drummer Mickey Roker. Even the subdued "Wahoo" and "ESP" search out new territory with their subtle themes and exploratory solo sections. The key to the success of Wahoo is that Duke Pearson is a gifted arranger, creating nimble, challenging arrangements that are accessible, but reveal more details upon each listen. As a pianist, he has moved beyond his initial Bud Powell influence and reveals new aspects of his technique. Henderson, Byrd, and Spaulding are equally impressive, helping elevate Wahoo to one of the finest sophisticated hard bop dates Blue Note released in the mid-'60s. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine,Rovi

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