For part of this LP, cornetist
Red Nichols (with the assistance of clarinetist
Heinie Beau's arrangements) revisited his earlier "hits" with successful remakes of such songs as "Buddy's Habits," "Japanese Sandman," "Avalon" and "Washboard Blues." In addition there are three newer songs co-written by
Nichols and
Beau.
Red's Five Pennies are augmented by
Jackie Coon's mellophone, a couple of reeds and the percussion (including tympani) of
Ralph Hansell. This is an excellent album well deserving (along with most of
Nichols's hard-to-find Capitol LP's) of being reissued on CD.