Genre: Jazz- Year: 1960
- Listened to in: Car via Rhapsody
- Tom says: “…this consistently great live album, which overflows with zesty, smiling riffs.”
Aaron says:
I agree with Tom, and don’t have a lot to add here. This album is tight without being stuffy, upbeat without being saccharine, intelligent without being brainy.
As a pianist, I was consistently smiling at what Victor Feldman brings to this album, especially his original “Azule Serape.” The rest of the rhythm section is rock solid, led by Cannonball teaming up with his brother Nat on cornet up front. Everyone gets a turn, and everyone shines.
If this album had been recorded in a studio, it might have ended up stuffy or at the very least stiff. As a live recording, though, it’s hard not to visualize yourself at the club with the band.
Verdict
Thoroughly entertaining and impressive. Four stars (out of five).
