BOBBY HUTCHERSON Components (Blue Note Tone Poet Series limited edition 8-track stereo LP pressed on 180-gram Black Vinyl. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original master tape, plated and pressed at RTI. Recorded in 1965 and widely regarded as one of the finest albums Bobby Hutcherson cut during his lengthy association with Blue Note, Components presents two distinct sides of the vibraphonist's musical personality across a single session. Forthe date, Hutcherson assembled a remarkable sextet: Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, James Spaulding on alto saxophone and flute, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass and Joe Chambers on drums. Side One presents post-bop gems from Hutcherson's own pen, including the sublime 'Little B's Poem' and the ballad 'Tranquility'. Side Two turns over compositional duties to Chambers, whose more adventurous writing pushes the ensemble into avant-garde territory. Presented in a gatefold tip-on jacket picture sleeve with hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended).