The transmigration of souls is a curious concept, but the soul of Cannonball Adderley must surely have alighted, Bird-like, within that of Tony Kofi. The altoist has been fascinated by Adderley since his teenage years, since when he’s developed his own blues-based, bop-driven, soul-detailed sound, a voice as robust as his hero’s, yet profoundly his own.

Since 2018 Kofi has collaborated with Webb on various incarnations of Adderley’s music which have included narration (Webb has a distinguished lineage in musical theatre) and vocals. However, this is a straight-ahead instrumental take on Adderley, live and dangerous, focusing on Cannonball’s late 50s material when he was close with Miles and Coltrane but also starting out afresh with brother Nat. So, the title track features tight twinned lines with Davies, diamond sharp fills from Vitale and a bluesy squall of a solo from Kofi.

The blues also fires up a soul-strong ‘Sack O’Woe’ and then inevitably we go home roaring after ‘Work Song’. But it’s the ‘Stars Fell On Alabama’ trio that steals the show, with Kofi doing his Johnny Hodges thang against Cleyndert’s rock solid, toughly tender bass.

The limits (or discipline, depending on your point of view) of a vinyl release keep the music down to an intense 36 minutes although there’s still time to shoehorn in originals from Webb and Kofi. And if that leaves you gagging for more, there are plans for an extended CD release.