One of the definitive bands of the hard bop genre, the jazz messengers' soulful and hard driving sound set the benchmark of excellence in jazz from the group's inception in the early 1950s to its culmination in 1990. This set, recorded live at the celebrated café bohemia in new york, was one of the best from their early years. Tracklisting introduction by art blakey soft winds minor's holiday alone together prince albert sportin' crowd like someone in love yesterdays avila and tequila i waited for you