This CD is a straight reissue of the original LP. Guitarist
Tiny Grimes, who led three albums for Prestige and Swingville from 1958-59, welcomed two extroverted horn players (tenor saxophonist
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and veteran trombonist
J.C. Higginbotham), plus pianist
Ray Bryant, bassist
Wendell Marshall and drummer
Osie Johnson, to his heated session. The group plays three original blues and "Airmail Special." Although
J.C., who had a long decline, sounds a bit past his prime, plenty of sparks fly throughout the date, particularly from
Grimes and
Lockjaw. ~ Scott Yanow