The focus is on
Jimmy Rowles
's piano throughout this relaxed and well-rounded reissue of an Andex session.
Rowles
is joined by trumpeter
Lee Katzman
, valve trombonist
Bob Envoldsen
,
Bill Holman
on tenor, altoist
Herb Geller
, bassist
Monty Budwig
and drummer
Mel Lewis
for renditions of nine superior standards, all of which have references to seasons, weather or the sun in their titles. Highlights include
"With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair,"
"When the Sun Comes Out," "Some Other Spring" and
's spontaneous vocal (his first on record) on "Too Hot for Words." ~ Scott Yanow