This is a fun set.
Steen Vig
, a thick-toned tenor saxophonist who also is heard on soprano, displays a flexible style that ranges from swing and Dixieland to spirited jump tunes. He used up to seven pieces on these spirited performances, which sometimes include both
Mighty Flea Conners
and
Fessor Lindgreen
on trombones and guitarist
Cornell Dupree
. Highlights include the debut of
Sidney Bechet's
previously unrecorded
"Blue Boat,"
Conners'
"The Flea Is Jumping," "Taps Miller" and
Clarence Williams'
"Kansas City Man Blues." It is sad, listening to the joy of the music, to realize that
Vig
would pass away, on Jan. 1, 1994 when he was just 49. ~ Scott Yanow