At a time when Blue Note's fortunes were definitely on the decline, Bobbi Humprhey's Flute-In reminds us that there were valuable trinkets to be found here and there among the label's lesser efforts.

The title of the album and that of its opening track ("Chicago, Damn"), the original release date (1973) and the 'fro might suggest flautist Bobbi Humphrey's Blacks And Blues came with a clenched-fist ...