Art Hodes Quintet, Don Ewell Quartette - Art Hodes Quintet, Don Ewell Quartette (2012)

This CD features two small group sessions recorded in the late 1950s featuring two of the finest traditional jazz pianists - Art Hodes and Don Ewell. (Tracks 1-9 - Art Hodes Quintet. Tracks 10-17 - Don Ewell Quartette.)

"The Hodes session is 'Some Legendary Art' and was recorded in Chicago on December 8, 1957. Musicians are Hodes on piano, Eddie Burleton on clarinet, Marty Grosz on guitar, Truck Parham on bass and Freddie Kohlman on drums. A beautiful session. The Ewell session may even be better. Also recorded in Chicago this session is from May 21, 1959 and has Ewell on piano, Nappy Trottier on trumpet, Marty Grosz again on guitar and Earl Murphy on bass.

The music on both of these sessions is very well recorded (by Ewing D. Nunn) and swings wonderfully. It's classic traditional jazz at its best. Anybody familiar with Art Hodes and Don Ewell will know exactly what to expect from this disc. This is legendary stuff and thanks must go to the wonderful folks at Jazzology/GHB Records for making this music available to all." ~Jazzman