Bobby Scott was the Orson Welles of jazz. His prodigious talents, largely realized at a remarkably early age, were manifold: vocalist, pianist, vibraphonist and composer. Although never a household name like some of his jazz contemporaries, Scott will always be remembered for his pop songwriting. He co-wrote both "A Taste Of Honey" which earned him a Grammy Award and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," a #1 hit for The Hollies. Both songs have been recorded dozens of times by myriad artists over the years.

"East Coast Jazz Series" is a Jazz series produced by Creed Taylor while working for Bethlehem Records, and launched in 1954 "to distinguish the new music emerging in New York from the new jazz in Los Angeles and San Francisco". The series includes individual releases by Bobby Scott, Vinnie Burke, Joe Puma, Herbie Mann, Milt Hinton, Urbie Green, Hal McKusick, Sam Most, Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson. There were nine albums in total.