First spin of this new-to-me LP:
Bobby Hackett with Zoot Sims, Bucky Pizzarelli, Hank Jones, Richard Davis & Mel Lewis - Strike Up the Band (Flying Dutchman)
Zoot always sounds good.
That feeling of anticipation is often so delicious.
Jimmy Knepper Sextet - Tell Me . . . (Daybreak, 1979)
with Eddie Engels (tr, fln); Dick Vennik (ts); Nico Bunink (p); Harry Emmery (b); John Engels (d)
I agree on both counts. It seems like it wouldn't work. But it comes off wonderfully. In fact, it seems like there's a tangible simpatico vibe between Brubeck & Rushing.
Go figure.
Continuing my evening of CT music with:
Clark After Dark: The Ballad Artistry of Clark Terry (MPS)
It's fun to hear Terry do his thing over these enormous, swoony arrangements. Most of them are by Peter Herbolzheimer, who also conducts the orchestra.