Mr. '''Harold Floyd Brooks''' was a highly talented hard-bop tenor saxophonist that would have been considered one of the giants if he had a longer career, unfortunately shortened by health problems apparently linked to some bad habits. Most of his work either as a sideman or leader is found on [http://musicbrainz.org/label/713c4a95-6616-442b-9cf6-14e1ddfd5946.html|Blue Note].