Lew Tabackin, whose extroverted tone on tenor (influenced most by
Don Byas and
Ben Webster) contrasts with the Eastern sound that he gets on flute, is teamed quite successfully with pianist
Benny Green, bassist
Peter Washington and drummer
Lewis Nash on this Concord CD. The repertoire, mostly lesser-known standards like
John Coltrane's "Wise One" and
Thelonious Monk's "In Walked Bud," is well-treated by these masterful musicians.
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Scott Yanow, Rovi