This
Delmark
CD reissues all 15 of
Arnett Cobb
's recordings for
Apollo
. The spirited tenor (who straddled the boundaries between
swing
and early
R&B
) is in prime early form with his sextet on a variety of basic material, much of it
blues
-oriented.
Milt Larkin
takes vocals on three of the tracks and there are short solos by either
Booty Wood
or
Al King
on trombone, but otherwise the main focus is on
Cobb
's tough tenor. This very accessible music is both danceable and full of exciting performances that were formerly rare. ~ Scott Yanow