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Title: A true classic recording
Review: This is a great example of West Coast Jazz of the 1950's with an East Coast flare. The rhythm section is impeccable, a perfect groove provided by leader of the session Stan Levy on drums, tasteful comping and soloing by pianist Lou Levy anchored by the huge sound of bassist Leroy Vinegar. The horn line is in rare form with Conte Condoli on trumpet, Frank Rosolino trombone and long tall Dexter Gordon on tenor sax. My personal favorites- Monk's "Ruby My Dear", a perfect framework for Condoli's warm trumpet sound and "Stanley The Steamer", a cookin' blues feature of chorus after chorus of hot steamin' tenor sax by Dexter. Rosolino shines through out. The charts are a perfect blend of West Coast Cool and East Coast Heat. I first heard this album as a young man in the 1950's and lost track of it until the 90's. It has held up very well over the years. Great recorded quality, a warm to hot mix of some great classic jazz. Originally on Bethlehem records. Very cool cover art.
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