Jazz / Mainstream Jazz; Post-Bop
Recorded: May 1990, Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California
This matchup by pianist Gene Harris and tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, in a quintet that also includes guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Harold Jones, is fun although it does not reach the excitement level one might expect. The ballads work best, while the stomps never really catch fire or explode. Harris and Hamilton always play at a high level, but their collaboration falls short of being the expected classic despite some good moments.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic
Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff.
Gene Harris - piano
Scott Hamilton - tenor saxophone
Herb Ellis - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Harold Jones - drums |
