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This is very true. I recall that when I and my teenage friends first heard the sextet in the late 50s we thought it surprisingly mainstream (no pun on the tune title) as we had previously only heard the Jeru/Baker quartet the coolness of which we thought somewhat weird.

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I recall the British big band leader and altoist John Dankworth saying exactly the same thing about the Mulligan/Baker quartet. The only thing I'd add is that voices are also used, perhaps on only one occasion. Ah yes, you've also picked up on British admiration for the quartet - and on the vocal element, too.

Time I went back to this old favorite:

Have you tried the Concert Jazz Band?

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Presence of a very-much-on-form Ryan Kisor is a big plus for a start.

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Has the word "jab" now reached the U.S? I was taken to task some weeks ago by a certain moderator on this board for writing the apparently unheard of "jab" rather than "shot", which we rarely use here.

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