Tyrone Washington- Natural Essence (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)Label: Blue Note Reissued 2 13 2026, Originally released 1967 Tyrone Washington's 1967 debut Natural Essence introduced a vital new voice in jazz whose unique conception could move between exploratory post bop to groove based soul jazz while channeling the charged intensity of the avant garde. Having emerged from Horace Silver's Quintet, the tenor saxophonist offered his own calling card on this evocative set of six original compositions. Washington

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