The Waiting Game LP (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP Bilal Legends Cilla Black

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the personal and professional landmark of its release felt “both colossal and minuscule” dampened by the inability to share it live

and against all the odds

The Waiting Game LP (Tone Poet Series): Vinyl LP Bilal Legends Cilla BlackThe Waiting Game was the unsung tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks final album, recorded in 1961 but not released until 1999. Brooks is one of the most under appreciated tenor players and composers of the hard bop era, with only one of his four Blue Note sessions (the classic True Blue) released during his lifetime. Brooks is joined here by Johnny Coles on trumpet, Kenny Drew on piano, Wilbur Ware on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Brooks penned five