Veteran trumpeter often preferred to trade fours or eights with another horn player late in his career (four years before his death) rather than take full-length solos, but his fire and sound were very much unimpaired. For this date, he had a reunion with bassist , coleading one of the last versions of . The sidemen include trombonist , clarinetist , pianist , guitarist and drummer . Together, they romp through ten songs (plus second versions of and "Beale Street Blues") that have some reference to the South in their titles; examples are "Is It True What They Say About Dixie," "Charleston" and "Stars Fell on Alabama." The Dixieland-flavored music has plenty of likable ensembles and melodic solos; well worth acquiring by fans of the genre. ~ Scott Yanow