Clarinetist
Allan Vache's debut as a leader is a typically swinging set. "Everything Happens to Me" and "'Round Midnight" are duets by
Vache and pianist
John Sheridan; a heated "Oh Baby" adds drummer Hal Smith; and three songs feature a quintet comprised of
Vache, Sheridan, Smith, guitarist
Howard Elkins and Allan's dad, Warren Vache, Sr. on bass.
Jack Wyatt plays bass on "The Man I Love," trombonist
Mike Pittsley joins in on "It's All Right With Me," and cornetist Jim Cullum (
Allan Vache's employer at the time) jams with the group on "This Can't Be Love." Throughout the date (which also includes two of the leader's originals),
Allan Vache shows that he was one of the top up-and-coming swing-based clarinetists of the period. This LP is worth searching for by mainstream jazz collectors.