This release contains the complete original albums Cloud 7 (his first LP ever)and The Beat of My Heart. The latter LP appears here in its entirety for the firsttime ever on CD. These were Bennett's first collaborations with renowned jazz artists, playingmostly in small groups, featuring a who's who of jazz players of the day including,Art Blakey, Kai Wingding, Al Cohn, Bobby Jaspar, Herbie Mann, ChicoHamilton, Candido Camero and Chuck Wayne.