Classy mainstream post bop is delivered by guitarist Peter Hand’s team of Eddie Allen/tp-fh, Don Braden/sax-fl, James Weidman/p, David Janeway/p, Harvie S/b and Steve Johns/dr, with smokey tenorist Houston Person sitting in
The blues are delivered with ease as Braden’s tenor cruises on ‘Hand-Me-Down Blues” when he and Allen bop on the bouncy “Curioso”. Braden is clear as Waterford Crystal with Braden’s soprano on “Bittersweet Morning” and trills well with a muted Alle on “Rosalyn”. Janeway is cozy with Person on lately and goes late night with Harvie S on as Person blows smoke rings on “One For My Baby”. Straight down the line in the right direction.