Vista TSOV-100 San Diego's The Donkeys strike

San Diego's The Donkeys strike a balance of smiling

features an all-star group that includes tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson

desperation and despair

His rejoinder was that he reserved the right to sing songs in the style that he deemed to be "the right way

Vista TSOV-100 San Diego's The Donkeys strikeSaxophonist Marion Brown ended his '70s stint at Impulse! Records with this serene and colorful album. It features musicians such as drummer Ed Blackwell and bassist Reggie Workman, plus Stanley Cowell on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes. While Brown wrote the blissful coaster "Vista", the five other compositions are well chosen, starting with an inviting version of Cowell's "Maimoun" and an impressionistic and deeply meditative take on Stevie