Exploring the Future

Exploring the Future is an album led by American jazz bassist Curtis Counce recorded in 1958 and released on the Dooto label.^[1][2][3]

Exploring the Future
Studio album by The Curtis Counce Quintet
Released	1958
Recorded	April 8, 1958
Studio	Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:28 CD reissue with additional tracks
Label	Dooto DTL 247
Producer	Nick Coleman
Curtis Counce chronology
Sonority (1989) Exploring the Future (1958)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "Although he lived for another five years after this session, this seems to be bassist Curtis Counce's last date as a leader. His quintet was in fine form playing originals by band member Elmo Hope and tenor saxophonist Harold Land, ... Swedish trumpeter Rolf Ericson, who became better known to jazz fans while with Duke Ellington in the '60s, fits in beautifully with the cool-sounding hard bop style of this tight unit".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope except where noted

1. "So Nice" – 6:42
2. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 4:03
3. "Into the Orbit" – 4:47
4. "Move" (Denzil Best) – 2:34
5. "Race for Space" – 4:36
6. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:45
7. "Exploring the Future" (Harold Land) – 6:18
8. "The Countdown" – 4:05
9. "Foreplay" (Duke Jordan) – 6:40 Additional track on CD release
10. "Move" [unedited take] (Best) – 4:21
11. "The Countdown" [unedited take] – 5:37

Personnel

• Curtis Counce - bass
• Rolf Ericson - trumpet
• Harold Land - tenor saxophone
• Elmo Hope - piano
• Frank Butler - drums