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| 1. | Humming Bird
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| 2. | Medley: Body and Soul / What Is There to Say / It's the Talk of the Town
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| 3. | All the Things You Are
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| 4. | Sticks
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| 5. | X.O.X.
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| 6. | In a Mellow Tone
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| 7. | Almost You
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Jazz / Bop; Swing; Mainstream Jazz
Paul Gonsalves was invited to lead a record date during a visit to England (possibly coinciding with some off hours during a tour with Duke Ellington during the fall of 1969), accompanied by some of the country's top players, including pianists Stan Tracey and Alan Branscombe, trombonist David Horler, and Canadian trumpeter Kenny Wheeler. The tenor saxophonist seems a little uneasy on the two tracks with Tracey, possibly because the material was new and there was little time for rehearsal. From the very beginning, he is a bit uneven, seeming like he is trying to get comfortable with the bossa nova "Humming Bird." In a three-song medley with a different rhythm section, Wheeler is showcased effectively in "Body and Soul," followed by Branscombe's understated feature in "What Is There to Say," and their special guest coming to forefront for "It's the Talk of the Town," though Gonsalves still sounds unsteady. Finally, the tenor saxophonist is on familiar ground with "In a Mellow Tone," which he likely could have played in his sleep. It's hard to pinpoint why these recordings didn't turn out better. Possibly a focus on material more familiar to Gonsalves, additional rehearsal time, or perhaps the lack of a hangover (he was a notorious heavy drinker) might have produced more consistent results.
---Ken Dryden, allmusic
"This disc has a pleasingly intimate feel... A valuable document of an unusual collaboration."
Martin Longley, Jazz Review, October-November 2005
"Gonsalves, though a swing-era soloist rooted in Coleman Hawkins, seems quite at home in the company of Kenny Wheeler and company... Tracey and Branscombe are in good supportive form, and Kenny Napper aptly illustrates why he was always a musician's musician... A special word for Mike Dutton's remastering, a feature of all Vocalion's reissues."
Tony Hall, Jazzwise, September 2005
Paul Gonsalves - tenor sax
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
David Horler - trombone
Stan Tracey - piano
Dave Green - bass
Benny Goodman - drums
Alan Branscombe - piano
Kenny Napper - bass |
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