This CD reissue brings back a typically swinging date by tenor saxophonist
Arnett Cobb. The colorful trombonist
Buster Cooper (who was not featured in enough small group sessions through the years) seems to inspire
Cobb; the rhythm section (organist
Austin Mitchell, bassist
George Duvivier and drummer
Osie Johnson) proves a strong asset for this music. Four standards (three from the swing era plus
Cobb's "Smooth Sailing") alternate with a blues and a couple of up-tempo riff numbers.
Arnett Cobb's solos are typically emotional and generally exciting during the fine set.