List Price: $18.98Now Price: $13.35Release date: 2002-06-25Tracks: Disc 0:- Squeeze Me
- I Want To Be Happy
- Heartstrings
- Blues For Ray
- Fly Me To The Moon
- The Song Is You
- Little Darlin'
- Blues For Junior
- Tangerine
- My Funny Valentine
- Blues For Wes
- Soulful Spirit (Dedicated To Billy Higgins)
Bassist Ray Brown has been a quietly forceful presence in the jazz world since he joined Dizzy Gillespie's band in 1946. He's played in a variety of settings since then, and has always returned to the trio format (he formed his first one in the late '40s, with pianist Hank Jones). This release is part of a continuing series that has teamed Brown with a variety of singers, trumpet players, saxophonists, and pianists. Here the 75-year-old Brown augments his regular trio (pianist Geoff Keezer and drummer Karriem Riggins) with a half-dozen guitarists. From the snappy articulation of Herb Ellis to the big-bodied warmth of Kenny Burrell and the smooth coolness of John Pizzarelli, these dozen performances are a veritable tour through contemporary traditional stylists. The repertoire is a mix of standards and a few originals, with Burrell's gorgeous "Soulful Spirit" (dedicated to Billy Higgins) bringing the set to a close with quiet grace and emotional resonance. --David Greenberger
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