The talented Norwegian singer
Karin Krog sings standards and her own "Blue Eyes" on this enjoyable collaboration with tenor saxophonist
Dexter Gordon.
Krog, a versatile vocalist, sounds perfectly at home on such tunes as "Some Other Spring," "How Insensitive," "Jelly, Jelly," and "Shiny Stockings."
Dexter is in excellent form (he had lived in Europe at that point for eight years) and the group is completed by pianist
Kenny Drew (who switches to organ on "Blue Eyes"), bassist
Niels Pedersen, and drummer
Espen Rud. This is one of the most accessible
Karin Krog releases around and is recommended. ~ Scott Yanow