A handful of the songs from that original gig are revisited, and are served well, such as “Easin’ It” with Glen Pearson’s tasty piano, “Basie” featuring Doug Lawrence’s beefy tenor sax, “Whirly Bird” including the molasses baritone of Josh Lee” and a tasty take of “Shiny Stockings” that includes a guest appearance of Basie vet Butch Miles on the drums. The sections are as sleek as 61 chrome fins on the swinging “Hoss’ Flat”, and Barnhart is in nostalgic form on “April In Paris”. Vocalist Carmen Bradford belts it out on “’Deed I Do” and teams up well with velvety Jamie Davis on “How Do You Keep The Music Playing”. It’s records like this that need to be played and replayed to remind each generation of what “swing” is supposed to sound like; it’s becoming a lost language!
TASTY TRIO…Joe Farnsworth: City Of Sounds