Description
The first album released by the most sought-after label, bar none, among jazz
collectors! And since keyboardist Gene Russell was at the artistic helm of Black
Jazz, it was only natural that the label's debut record featured Russell himself,
with the fitting title New Direction.
Oft-bootlegged, with original copies commanding princely sums, New
Direction, while a fairly straight-ahead piano trio outing, sets the tone for the
entire label with its modal and soul jazz flourishes, and features such sidemen as double bassist Henry "The Skipper" Franklin and drummer Steve Clover.