Introducing Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet

Personnel: Kenn Cox (piano); Leon Henderson (tenor saxophone); Charles Moore (trumpet); Daniel Spencer (drums).
Recording information: Detroit, MI (07/12/1968).
Hard-bop pianist Kenny Cox released two solo albums in the late 1960s exhibiting his highly accessible style. His debut, appropriately titled INTRODUCING KENNY COX, was originally released in 1968, and was reissued in 2007. INTRODUCING rarely ranges left of center (although some of the solos reveal the influence of the freer trends of the time). Instead this is classic 1960s hard bop complete with swinging, uptempo pulses, athletic runs, and plenty of technical prowess all around. This fine date will interest fans of the style and the era.