"The songs on Coral Keys(1971) are decisive and radiant, thankfully free of the indulgences marring many Jazz records issued in the early 1970s. The title-track finds flutist Harold Vick catching a melodic light tropical breeze before and after a moderately ebullient solo by sure-fingered Bishop. On 'Waltz for Zweetie,' a close cousin of John Coltrane's 'My Favorite Things,' Vick's soprano conjures a lyric poetry that brings to mind Coltrane; here Bishop plays his heart out rather quietly. Highlighting 'Track Down' is Bishop's deployment of his formidable technique in the service of his active imagination." Personnel: Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano), Idris Muhammed (drums), Reggie Johnson (bass), Harold Vick (flute & soprano), Alan Schwartz Benger (drums), Woody Shaw (trumpet). 1998 reissue.

• A1 Coral Keys
• A2 Waltz For Zweetie
• A3 Track Down
• A4 Soul Turn Around
• B1 Our November
• B2 Three Loves
• B3 Freedom Suite