A veteran tenor saxophonist who gained early recognition for his work with the
Lennie Tristano
school,
Ted Brown
has remained fairly obscure despite his consistent creativity. This superior trio set with the great
bebop
pianist
Hod O'Brien
and bassist
Jacques Schols
, features
Brown
at the top of his form. Other than his own
"Smog Eyes"
and the lesser-known
"Trane's Slo Blues,"
all of the tunes are familiar
standards, but
,
O'Brien
, and
Schols
uplift and infuse them with fresh ideas. Among the more memorable selections are
"Lester Leaps In"
and
"Lover Come Back to Me."
Quite possibly this is the definitive
set to acquire; certainly it is highly recommended to lovers of straight-ahead
jazz
. ~ Scott Yanow