An all-star quintet comprised of clarinetist
Buddy DeFranco, guitarist
Tal Farlow, pianist Derek Smith, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer
Ronnie Bedford performs two obscure
DeFranco originals, Jim Gillis' "Coasting at the Palisades," a couple of
Gershwin classics, and the title cut.
DeFranco and
Farlow made for an appealing team in the mid-'50s when they briefly played together regularly and the old magic (fueled by Derek Smith's fine swing solos) was still present for this excellent 1977 session. ~ Scott Yanow