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Title: a great all around recording
Review: This is a fairly straight ahead project in comparison to some of Rudd's work in the 60s with Archie Shepp. Rudd's playing always has had a great amount of humor and this recording really shows this off. The diverse repertoire on this CD makes the depths of Rudd's playing evident. It also is a very good showcase for vocalist Sheila Jordan. I tell people to get this whenever I am asked for recommendations of Jordan. The bridge to "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?" is as stunning as music gets. She is smartly hip on "Whatever turns you on Baby", and grooving in the rhythmic improvisation on "Suh Blah Blah Buh Sibi"With drummer Barry Altschul and bassist Arild Anderson, both veterens of the Sam Rivers Trio, you have a flexible rhythm section that can turn on a dime's notice. This is a recording which has the free spirit of 70s jazz.
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