Jazz / Bop
Recorded: Sep 1985, Clinton Recording Studios, New York, New York
After too long a period in the studios, talented trumpeter Jon Faddis returned to jazz with this brilliant effort. Best known for his ability to closely emulate his idol, Dizzy Gillespie (far from an easy feat), Faddis pays tribute to Gillespie with "Night in Tunisia" and "Things to Come." However, he also does a close imitation of Roy Eldridge on "Little Jazz," pays homage to Louis Armstrong on "West End Blues," shows sensitivity on Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born," and performs three other numbers. With the assistance of tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Mel Lewis, Jon Faddis is in superb form throughout this outstanding release, his definitive recording.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic
Includes liner notes by Dizzy Gillespie.
Jon Faddis - trumpet, flugelhorn
Harold Land - tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron - piano
Ray Brown - bass
Mel Lewis - drums |
