Drums – Roy Brooks Trumpet – Blue Mitchell [click here to see more vinyl featuring Blue Mitchell] Bass – Eugene Taylor Piano – Hugh Lawson Tenor Saxophone – Junior Cook Trombone – George Bohanon Written by Joe Henderson (A1, B1), Tadd Dameron & Carl Sigman (A2), Roy Brooks (A3), Alice McLeod (B2), Duke Pearson (B3) 1 LP, standard sleeve Original analog Master tape : YES Heavy Press : 180g Record color : black Speed : 33RPM Size : 12” Stereo Studio Record Press : Third Man Pressing Label : Verve - Verve by request series Original Label : Workshop Jazz Recorded at the Hitsville USA studio Produced by Berry Gordy, Henry Cosby, William Stevenson Remastered and lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound Reissue supervised by Ken Druker Originally released in 1964 Reissued in November 2022 Tracks: Side A: Homestretch If You Could See Me Now Passin' the Buck Side B: Soulin' Soulsphere My Secret Passion Reviews : “Recorded for Berry Gordy's short-lived Workshop Jazz imprint, Roy Brooks' simply but authoritatively titled Beat fuses the intellectual rigors of the modern idiom with the physical prowess of soul-jazz to create a record of uncommon scope and reach. Working with Horace Silver Quintet colleagues Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, and Gene Taylor alongside Detroit contemporaries George Bohannon and Hugh Lawson, Brooks channels influences spanning the breadth of the Motor City scene, resulting in a clutch of challenging but engaging performances with the unmistakable patina of the embryonic Motown sound. While their technical proficiency is stunning, Brooks' rhythms never lose sight of the almighty groove, and for its hard bop stridency, the record has the proverbial good beat and you can dance to it.” AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny Ratings : AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4,57 / 5
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