The Gigolo's - "Sonic Boom"

[Soulstation1]

i'd say this is the best value of the new conns. two sessions on one disc.

i like the gigolo's playing on stormy weather

the disc sounds pretty good to me

ss1

[Rooster_Ties]

Yeah, I love that version of Stormy Weather too. Seems like something that would have been totally well suited for the Lee Morgan "Standards" album from around that same time (plus or minus, I forget exactly when).

[Free For All]

One of my all-time favorite Lee ballad performances is his version of "Since I Fell For You" from Candy. Soulful and greazy. B)

[JSngry]

I'd forgotten how GREAT Fathead plays on this album. Goodgawdamighty does he have it goin' on here. The whole side pretty much cooks. It's near classic Lee of this vintage, replete with the Cedar/Billy no-missing-the-point assertations that this music is first and foremost about RHYTHM(S) and all the good things that can happen when you approach jazz from that angle.

Again, Ron Carter is the weak link (sorry if I seem to be picking on him, but it's just that he's SO good when he's on that when he's not, it's REALLY aggrevating to me). He actually starts to DRAG in a few spots, the equivalent in this circle of players of farting during a silent prayer in church, but Billy hits a few subtle rim shots on 2 and 4, just enough to send the message (and it's really embarassing to hear when you know what's going on), and then it's back to business as delightfully usual.

A DAMN good record overall, and Fathead...WHEW!!!!