This Affinity Lp draws its material from the short-lived Felsted label.
Dicky Wells is heard in an unusual session with fellow trombonists
Vic Dickenson,
Benny Morton and
George Matthews on three songs that fail to live up to their potential; the inclusion of organist
Skip Hall does not help and weighs down the ensembles. The other half of the set features
Wells with some notable
Basie alumni (including trumpeter
Buck Clayton, clarinetist
Rudy Rutherford and tenorman
Buddy Tate) and fortunately on that occasion
Skip Hall plays piano. There is some good swing-based music to be heard throughout this album but nothing essential occurs.