Veteran French bassist
Pierre Michelot has had very few chances throughout his career to lead record sessions, so this CD is a real rarity.
Michelot teams up with the great harmonica player
Toots Thielemans, violinist
Pierre Blanchard, pianist
Maurice Vander, and drummer
Billy Higgins for a well-rounded program highlighted by
Jimmy Rowles' "The Peacocks," "Jitterbug Waltz," "A Child Is Born," and the bassist's feature "Blues in the Closet." Everyone plays well, and the unusual combination of instruments makes these standards sound quite fresh. ~ Scott Yanow