Primary Emotions/Themes: Two saxophones showing the world how jazz is done right
Thoughts: I've been listening to a bit more Jazz than normal lately. In doing so I added a few records to my collection, this being one of those.
I'll be honest here, prior to picking up this album I had no idea who either of these artists were. This one came highly recommended by the local shop owner, especially if I liked dueling saxophones. I am happy say that the shop owner was correct in their assessment. This album is quite good, and I do love me some dueling saxophone soloists.
Both Mr. Getz and Mr. Mulligan are masters at the instrument, and they interact supremely well with each other. This album not only oozes class, but it seems like all of the artists are genuinely having fun playing with each other. There is liveliness and more importantly playfulness in the music that I haven't heard much outside of this recording.
The way the instruments play off of each other feels like they have been doing this for years. Where one ends the other begins, and vice versa. My goodness it's a real treat to listen to.
The music is fast for jazz, and that's a real part of the appeal here. That's exactly where the playfulness comes in. If this was slower the mood would completely change, but by keeping it up tempo all of the artists are sending the same message: they came here to play.
I rarely do blind buys - this being the first in nearly a year. Most of the time they are duds, but not this time. This time it's something that I'll end up keeping in my collection a long time... probably forever. This fits a very specific need and fleshes out my jazz collection at the same time - both of those are the makings of an essential release.
June 30th 2024
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