Bassist
Sam Jones's Riverside recordings have long been underrated. This CD reissue features
Jones on bass and cello for four songs apiece with a particularly strong supporting cast including cornetist
Nat Adderley, trumpeter
Blue Mitchell, trombonist
Melba Liston, altoist
Cannonball Adderley (who only takes one solo) and
Jimmy Heath on tenor;
Victor Feldman and Heath provided the colorful arrangments. Highlights include "Four," "Sonny Boy,"
Jones's "In Walked Ray" and "Over the Rainbow" but all eight selections in this straightahead set are rewarding.
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Scott Yanow, Rovi