Rich guitar workings by men who should be better appreciated…
Tomas Janzon has a sleek Herb Ellis sound as he mixes and matches with vibist Steve Nelson and a rotating team of Nedra Wheeler-Hilliard Greene/b and Donald Dean-Chuck McPherson/dr. The mix of guitar and vibes works well with a hip groove dug on Janzon’s own “Somewhere Over Stockholm” and the driving read of “Invitation” with the contrast of chime and elastic strings working wonders. The trio settings have Wheeler given space on a nimble “Beatrice” and Janzon getting spacious with Dean’s brushes on a relaxed read of “Monk’s Mood.” Rich pastels with depth throughout.