These two compliment each other and the music Warne Marsh brings his swingin’ sound and mixes it up with (a then young and swingin’) Pete Christlieb. Innovative arrangements of classic standards. Listen to this album.
Anonymous
Wonderful Jazz!!!! Pete Christlieb has been one of my favorites since Steely Dan. Between him and Warne Marsh, the chemistry is phenomenal. I owned this a long time ago but I lost it so I had to by it again, digitally!!!It still blows my mind!!
Anonymous
An all-time favorite album — now 50% longer! I know this review is unnecessary: 99% of people looking at this page will be able to decide whether or not to buy the CD based on the sound clips and other reviews. But I want to add my two cents, if only to say “Thank you!” to everyone involved in this project. The LP is one of my top 10 favorite albums–a little jewel of musical beauty and fun. (For instance, I cannot listen to that crazy fun-house-mirror arrangement of “Donna Lee” without smiling–it’s just not possible.) And that was before the bonus tracks added another 21 minutes!But if, somehow, you’re reading this and you need one more argument to convince you to buy the CD, here’s what Lou Levy, the pianist on the date, said about it years later to an interviewer:”I remember sitting there, playing behind them, and thinking, ‘Man, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience; I may never again hear two virtuosos play with this much speed, authority, and soul.’ When the date was over, I knew I had participated…
These two compliment each other and the music Warne Marsh brings his swingin’ sound and mixes it up with (a then young and swingin’) Pete Christlieb. Innovative arrangements of classic standards. Listen to this album.
Wonderful Jazz!!!! Pete Christlieb has been one of my favorites since Steely Dan. Between him and Warne Marsh, the chemistry is phenomenal. I owned this a long time ago but I lost it so I had to by it again, digitally!!!It still blows my mind!!
An all-time favorite album — now 50% longer! I know this review is unnecessary: 99% of people looking at this page will be able to decide whether or not to buy the CD based on the sound clips and other reviews. But I want to add my two cents, if only to say “Thank you!” to everyone involved in this project. The LP is one of my top 10 favorite albums–a little jewel of musical beauty and fun. (For instance, I cannot listen to that crazy fun-house-mirror arrangement of “Donna Lee” without smiling–it’s just not possible.) And that was before the bonus tracks added another 21 minutes!But if, somehow, you’re reading this and you need one more argument to convince you to buy the CD, here’s what Lou Levy, the pianist on the date, said about it years later to an interviewer:”I remember sitting there, playing behind them, and thinking, ‘Man, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience; I may never again hear two virtuosos play with this much speed, authority, and soul.’ When the date was over, I knew I had participated…