Best known for his work with Charles Mingus, pianist Horace Parlan began recording for Blue Note in 1960 with an excellent run of hard bop classics including Speakin My Piece, a quintet date featuring a frontline of Stanley Turrentine on saxophone and Tommy Turrentine on trumpet with the rhythm team of George Tucker on bass and Al Harewood on drums.

BLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL EDITION: stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal, padded inner sleeve.

Tracklist:

Speakin My Piece (1960)

A1. Wadin’

A2. Up In Cynthia’s Room

A3. Borderline

B1. Rastus

B2. Oh So Blue

B3. Speakin’ My Piece

Horace Parlan (piano); Stanley Turrentine (sax); Tommy Turrentine (trumpet); George Tucker (bass); Al Harewood (drums)