This ballad-oriented set features veteran altoist
Frank Morgan on four duets with pianist
George Cables, interacting with either
Cables or
Ronnie Mathews on piano, bassist
Buster Williams and drummer
Al Foster on the other selections, and welcoming trumpeter
Wynton Marsalis to "Bessie's Blues" and "Up Jumped Spring." Every
Morgan recording is well worth picking up (the altoist has been very consistent in the studio), but this one purposely has less mood variation than most and is often a bit melancholy. ~ Scott Yanow