Title: Great arrangements - well executed
Product review: This album would have to be one of my favourites at the moment. The arrangements are fantastic and, though some of the tonal colours sound a little out of date now (in particular the bass and piano), the verve and vigour is always evident.My personal choice would have to be the stunning "Blues in the Night" - haphazard tempo changes, bizarre mood swings, weird orchestrations - and just listen to those stratospheric trumpets in the shout chorus towards the end. A triumph! If that's a bit too over the top, you might prefer the very skilfully arranged title track, or the tender Latin version of Stevie Wonder's "You are the Sunshine of My Life".Buddy's band is really cooking on this album, and Mel's in fine form with his clever 'scattology' and amazingly long final notes (check out "Bluesette"!).Trust me - you'll end up playing this over and over again. Enjoy!
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