OH bitch bitch bitch....what do you really want from hank. just come out and say it. do you want a new piano player for the session to satisfy you, do you want different material, what is wrong. hank made hundreds of records there not all gonna be as tight as dippin', although it is notable to note that with hank, MOST of his lps ARE as tight as..., etc.....HANK MADE 'THE FLIP' AT A GOOD TIME OF HIS LIFE HE WAS ENJOYING EUROPE AND WAS GETTING MORE GIGS THAN HE HAD IN A WHILE AND HE WAS EVEN PLAYING CONCERTS IN CLASSICAL CONCERT HALLS, FOR THE 1ST TIME IN HIS CAREER AS A 'LEADER'. (HE PLAYED CARNEGIE HALL W/ MILES AND OTHER HALLS AND THEATERES AS WELL). BEFORE U CRITIZE WHY DONT YOU BE MORE RATIONAL-- TAKE A LOOK AT THE TIMES. 1969: PARIS. THAT AIN'T NO ELIZEBETH, NJ: 1952. HANK HAD COME A LONG WAY, AND HAD A VERY DISTINGUISHED CAREER BY THIS POINT, AND IT WAS NO PICNIC ALONG THE WAY. BUT PARIS WAS GOOD TO HANK, TAKE A LOOK AT THE COVER FOR HANK'S PRIOR LP 'REACH OUT'. HANK LOOKS HAPPY ON IT.