1973 post-bop album for Strata-East, Cecil Payne’s ‘Zodiac’ was dedicated to Wynton Kelly and Kenny Dorham who both feature on the tracks here. The blissful opener ‘Martin Luther King Jr/I Know Love’ is a slow burner with immense atmosphere: Payne’s plaintive sax snaking throughout while the uptempo, funky ‘Girl You Got A Home’ again rides along on Payne’s horn with a more groove orientated tempo, breaking off now and then into a jazz-blues refrain. The pacey ‘Slide Hampton’ sees the full band really cooking while ‘Follow Me’ and ‘Flying Fish’ also set the tempo high with some great soloing from all members.
Track listings:
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01 Round Midnight by Cecil Payne
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02 Martin Luther King, Jr. / I Know Love by Cecil Payne
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03 Girl, You Got a Home by Cecil Payne
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04 Slide Hampton by Cecil Payne
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05 Follow Me by Cecil Payne
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06 Flying Fish by Cecil Payne
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