Tracklist:

1. Monk’s Mood
2. Coming On The Hudson
3. Light Blue
4. Ugly Beauty
5. Round About Midnight
6. Cool Copy
7. Ruby My Dear

Congolese-Danish saxophonist/composer John Tchicai (1936-2012) recorded this straight-ahead jazz album in 2009 surprising his usual followers who regarded Tchicai as the legendary leader of the ’60s free jazz scene. During the free jazz period he resided in New York associated with jazz artists such as Archie Shepp, Don Cherry and New York Contemporary Five and left a number of famous recordings including Ascension album by John Coltrane.