Ricky's choice - Ford, Ricky 1954-; Hicks, John 1941-2006; Booker, Walter 1933-2006; Cobb, Jimmy 1929-2020; Roney, Wallace 1960-2020; Watson, Robert; Coryell, Larry 1943-2017; Dailey, Albert 1938-1984; Drummond, Ray 1946-; Reid, Rufus 1944-; Spaulding, James 1937-; Knepper, Jimmy 1927-2003; et al. (32 Jazz, 1999)
Enth.: 1. Jordanian walk / R. Ford. - 2. Take the Coltrane / D. Ellington. - 3. Interpretation op. 5 / R. Ford. - 4. You don't know what love is / G. DePaul; D. Raye. - 5. This our love / R. Ford. - 6. Yes or no / W. Shorter. - 7. Miyako / W. Shorter. - 8. Moon mist / M. Ellington. - 9. A-flat now / R. Ford. - 10. Samba de Caribe / R. Ford. - Interpr.: tracks 1, 2, 8: Ricky Ford [ts]. John Hicks [p]. Walter Booker [b].Jimmy Cobb [dr]. Track 3: Ricky Ford [ts]. John Hicks [p]. Walter Booker [b].Jimmy Cobb [dr]. Wallace Roney [tp]. Robert Watson [as]. Tracks 4, 9, 10: Ricky Ford [ts]. Larry Coryell [el-g]. Albert Dailey [p]. Ray Drummond [b]. Jimmy Cobb [dr]. Track 5: Ricky Ford [ts]. Albert Dailey [p]. Rufus Reid [b]. Jimmy Cobb [dr]. Tracks 6, 7: Ricky Ford [ts]. James Spaulding [as]. Jimmy Knepper [tb]. Kirk Lightsey [p]. Rufus Reid [b]. Jimmy Cobb [dr]. – Aufn.: recorded at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on April 24, 1980 (tracks 1, 2). Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs NJ on February 22, 1982 (tracks 3, 8). Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on February 9, 1983 (tracks 4, 9, 10). Recorded at Van gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on April 6, 1981 and July 1, 1981 (track 5). Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on August 28, 1984 (tracks 6, 7)