This 1962 LP for AVID Entertainment finds baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne in a cool, West Coast-influenced mode, a contrast to some of his more aggressive earlier work.
- The album was recorded on January 11, 1962, at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
- The release features guitarist Bill Jennings and pianist Duke Jordan, both familiar collaborators of Payne's.
- "The Connection" was Payne's first album released under his own name in four years, following his 1958 debut on the Signal Records label.
Cecil Payne was a baritone saxophonist from New York City, known for his work in the bebop and hard bop idioms. By 1962, he had established himself as a distinctive voice on his instrument, having recorded prolifically as a sideman and leader since the late 1940s.
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