Zodiac [CD]

Cecil Payne - Zodiac [CD]

Zodiac was recorded on December 16, 1968 in Englewood, New Jersey, and sat unreleased until 1973, when Strata-East issued it as the third volume of its Dolphy Series, produced by Clifford Jordan. Baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne, also heard on alto, leads a quintet with trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Wilbur Ware and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath.

All compositions are Payne's, including "Martin Luther King, Jr." and the long closer "Flying Fish". This CD reissue adds previously unseen photographs and new liner notes.

1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. I Know Love
3. Girl, You Got a Home
4. Slide Hampton
5. Follow Me
6. Flying Fish