Recorded two weeks after his other
Steeplechase
set,
If I Had You
, the legendary but always somewhat overlooked tenor saxophonist
Brew Moore
(a disciple of
Lester Young
) is heard taking extended solos on four numbers during this radio broadcast from Copenhagen's
Montmartre Jazzhus
. The
CD features
Moore
along with pianist
Atli Bjorn
, bassist
Benny Nielsen
, and drummer
William Schiopffe
sounding in top form on his
"Brew's Blues,"
the
standard
"I Should Care,"
"Manny's Tune"
(based on
"Indiana"
), and particularly
"In a Mellotone."
This set (which gets the edge over
) serves as a strong introduction to the talented but generally forgotten
. ~ Scott Yanow