I had no idea the record would essentially change my life. That sounds like exaggeration, and  maybe it is, but the moment I played Side 1—Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Dolphy on bass  clarinet, Richard Davis walking a jagged and beautiful bass line, Bobby Hutcherson’s vibes ringing  out like well-tempered doorbells across the neighborhood, and Tony Williams’ precise and  gymnastic snare and cymbals marching out an insistent cadence—I was hooked. Really hooked when Dolphy’s bass clarinet solos exploded into my bedroom.