Tonight the Jazz feature spotlight is on a sadly neglected and forgotten great voice of the tenor saxophone: Walter Benton. Walter after touring with Latin bandleader Perez Prado Walter returned to his home town of L.A. and freelanced there until he decided to move to New York in 1960. Here he joined Max Roach and his band and achieved a higher profile. He was asked to do an album for Jazzland Records, a division of Riverside Records run by the indominable Orrin Keepnews. This album is our Jazz Feature but sadly Walter Benton's only album under his name. Walter was given carte blanche and he picked a young Freddie Hubbard on trumpet for the front line and Miles Davis' rhythm section for the rest with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums for the first session and Albert "Tootie" Heath replacing Cobb for the second session a few days later. This fine album has 5 good original compositions by Walter and two fine standards beginning with the title track "Out of This World" and Walter's ballad feature "Lover Man". The highlight is Walter's smoky sounding saxophone and his authoritative concept. Walter was a distinctive and original player who deserved much more recognition and opportunities than he received but I'm very happy to share this fine album with you as our Jazz Feature tonight.Walter BentonOut of This WorldWalter's AlterWalter BentonOut of This WorldIrisWalter BentonOut of This WorldAzilWalter BentonOut of this WorldOut of This WorldWalter BentonOut of This WorldNight MovementWalter BentonOut of This WorldLover ManWalter BentonOut of This WorldA Blues MoodRoy HaynesPeopleInvitationRoy HaynesPeopleAlone TogetherRoy HaynesPeopleWhat Kind of Fool Am IRoy HaynesPeopleSoftly as In A Morning SunriseJacob ChungEpistleBouncin' at BonafideJacob ChungEpistleEpistle 1V: GlorificationJacob ChungEpistleSizzler KababCecile McLorin SalvantWoman ChildBaby Have Pity On MeCecile McLorin SalvantWoman ChildJohn HenryCecile McLorin SalvantWoman ChildJitterbug WaltzCharlie ParkerBird at StoryvilleMoose The MoocheCharlie ParkerBird at StoryvilleI'll Walk AloneCharlie ParkerBird at StoryvilleOrnithologyCharlie ParkerBird at StoryvilleOut of NowhereDon PattersonThe Genius of the B3Jesse JacksonDon PattersonThe Genius of the B3Theme from "The Odd Couple"Don PattersonThe Genius of the B3LoriJohn ColtraneColtrane's SoundEquinox