During his amazing tenure at Verve when he was making albums with large bands and big band style arrangements on classics like "Bashin'", "The Cat", and "Any Number Can Win", Jimmy Smith returned to the roots of his late 50's and early 60's Blue Note recordings being complimented only with a drummer and guitar player. But when the aforementioned are long time collaborators drummer Grady Tate and guitarist Kenny Burrell you know the sparks are gonna fly and they do here!!! Tearing through originals like "Oh, No, Babe", and "Blues For J", as well as standards like "Greensleeves", and Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll", there's not a dull moment. Crisp remastering and annotation by "Mingus-Mingus" author Al Young make this album a definite keeper.