This four CD set compiles the finest albums Slide Hampton released as leader, all from his golden years, 1959-1963. Featuring too some of the finest American Jazz musicians around during this period, this collection will delight fans new and old, containing as it does some of the best hard bop released during the era in question.

Tracklist:

1. Newport
2. Autumn Leaves
3. Althea
4. Jazz Corner
5. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
6. Go East, Young Man
7. Patricia
8. Woody’n You
9. Sister Salvation
10. Just Squeeze Me
11. Hi-Fli
12. Asseveration
13. Conversation Piece
14. Little Night Music
15. On The Street Where You Live
16. Thrill Is Gone
17. Ow
18. Milestone
19. Sino
20. Somethin’ Sanctified
21. Cloister (Dance Suite) Part I: Impression
22. Obsession, Pt. 2
23. Expression, Pt. 3
24. Possession, Pt. 4
25. Ther