A Blowing Session delivers exactly what the title suggests: an all-out confrontation. Johnny Griffin leads the charge alongside John Coltrane and Hank Mobley, a three-tenor frontline running at full speed. Kenny Drew holds the piano chair, Paul Chambers locks the bass, Art Blakey lights the fuse. No one backs off, no one bluffs. Solos pile up, tension rises, energy spills over. A scorching, competitive, joyful record where hard bop turns into a high-level contact sport.
Side A
1. The Way You Look Tonight
2. Ball Bearing
Side B
1. All The Things You Are
2. Smoke Stack