Up.
Just picked up this date tonight (the Decca/MCA edition, not the Impulse!) and yes, its yet another great album! Just this year in fact, is the first time I heard Russell (Live at the Five Spot) and was absolutely knocked sideways by it! What an incredible album! So just tonight, after one listen, NY, NY has left yet another indelible impression on me. And yeah, what a cast, but it has that same crispness that the Five Spot date has. I'm so glad that I took a chance on these dates and now I positively want to pick up the Riverside dates and so forth. With just these two date for Decca, I have an incredible respect for Russell's art.