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In contrast to the organ-driven quartet of
,
's second
release features a standard horn-piano-bass-drums format. The set includes three standards, and each band member also contributes a tune. Bassist
contributes two, in fact: a hardbop blues,
and a finely wrought ballad,
Pianist
's entry is
an uptempo workout. Drummer
, on loan from
's band, weighs in with a pretty waltz,
's
a hard-hitting 3/4 swing tune, kicks the album off.
The music is strictly traditional neo-bop, but
, only 25 at the time of the recording, displays formidable trumpet technique, a remarkably mature tone, and an impressive arsenal of ideas. He's also selfless enough to feature his brother
, a 21-year-old aspiring trumpet player himself. The younger
wrote track number eight, a minor blues called
and he takes the first solo. While he doesn't exactly have his brother's seasoned attack, he does a fine job nonetheless. ~ David R. Adler