Title: The noble art of be-bop singing
Product review: If you like be-bop, jazz vocals, vocalese, Jon Hendricks and you haven't really met Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, or if you like Harry "Sweets" Edison (yes, he is here as well, making the deal even sweeter), this album is a golden opportunity!There are few very spirited originals, but the backbone of the CD is the vocal reinterpetation of instrumental classics, mostly with the lyrics of one and only Jon Hendricks, the "James Joyce of Jive".... Beautifully recorded, swinging very hard with the rhythm section lead by Gildo Mahones (p), Lambert Hendricks and Ross prove that they are one of the true treasures of the second half of 20th century music. The liner notes by Jon Hendricks and bonus tracks recorded the following year (without Harry Edison) help this CD become one of essential items in my jazz collection...."Everybody's Boppin" with some wild scatting is one of the highlights, but the wild delivery of (often zany lyrics)... WOW!
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