This two-fer edition places
the Dave Brubeck Quartet
's classic 1959
Gone with the Wind
album -- the date that immediately preceded
Time Out
-- with
Jazz Impressions of Eurasia
, a disc that documented an 80-city world tour released a year earlier. While listed in chronological order on the cover, these albums are actually presented in reverse sequence by
AIS/Poll Winners
in Europe. It should also be noted that this edition does not contain any of the bonus tracks that appeared on the remastered versions
Sony Legacy
reissued in the United States, though the sound quality is in 24-bit. In any case, these two recordings offer a very solid portrait of
Brubeck
's band, with bassist
Gene Wright
, drummer
Joe Morello
, and alto saxophonist
Paul Desmond
firing on all creative and technical cylinders. ~ Thom Jurek