An overlooked jazz classic.
In step with Giuffre’s lean, startling arrangements, Stitt expressively reins in his virtuosity: he plays dazzlingly as ever, swinging hard, but with a new lyricism and freedom.
The band is killer — including Frank Rosolino, Jack Sheldon, and Lawrence Marable — and Giuffre himself plays some of his best tenor saxophone on record.
Scintillating and absorbing; hotly recommended.
Top-quality, all-analogue reissue by Speakers Corner.