Guitarist
Mundell Lowe, who recorded regularly as a leader during 1954-62, had not had his own record date for over a decade when he cut this now-obscure LP for the Famous Door label. The three selections from 1972 (two standards and "Famous Door Blues") match the swing-oriented
Lowe with the rhythm guitar of
Irving Ashby, pianist
Jimmy Rowles, bassist
Monty Budwig and drummer
Donald Bailey; the other four numbers ("Open House at Arleen's" and three veteran songs) feature
Lowe in a quartet with pianist
Roger Kellaway,
Budwig and
Bailey. Throughout, the music is melodic, swinging and a touch predictable, but has enough heat to hold one's interest.