Budd Johnson Quintet - Let's Swing (1960) 320 kbps

Tracklist

01. Serenade In Blue
02. I Only Have Eyes For You
03. Downtown Manhattan
04. Someone To Watch Over Me
05. Falling In Love With Love
06. Blues By Budd
07. Uptown Manhattan

personnel :

Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone
Keg Johnson - trombone
Charlie Persip - drums
Tommy Flanagan - piano
George Duvivier - bass

One of tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson's best showcases, Let's Swing! finds him featured in a quintet with his brother Keg Johnson on trombone, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Charlie Persip. Budd starts off with the ballad feature "Serenade in Blue," then performs three originals, including "Downtown Manhattan" and "Uptown Manhattan," as well as three other veteran standards. Throughout, Johnson sounds both modern, as if he had come of age as one of the "cool school," and timeless, since he was a major player by the mid-'30s. A fine set. ~ Scott Yanow