Just The Best!
Lonnie M Carter | Marlborough, Massachusetts United States | 11/29/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Just picked up this wonderful disc. It's a feast for sore ears. Two magnificent tenor men, Gene Ludwig on B3 (bass), Melvin
Sparks - guitar, Kenny Washington - drums. No string bass of
any type - shucks. And the other half of the genius is
delivered by Rudy Van Gelder - who - oh, man - can't even
begin to describe his greatness. If he recorded it - it's at
least half good. The mountain came to Mohammed because, as
usual - the musicians wound up in Englewood, NJ - formerly
Monk's Hackensack, to record where Rudy Van Gelder has been
ruling for many years. If you can hear "Serenade In Blue" from this disc and not
get chills, you're just not warm enough. "Cry Me A River"
will dehydrate you. Beautiful playing, arranging and unreal
recording. Thank you, guys."
Back to the tenor battles
M. J. Lacomme | Sevres, France | 03/09/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A fine session with two of the greatest jazz sax players. They are supported by a swinging rhythm section. It is good to hear again Gene Ludwig after all these years. To me, Red Holloway's Serenade in blue is a gem."
Real enjoyable
B. Kessler | Eastern Shore, MD | 03/12/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"It' not always easy to find a "swinging" Sax/Organ Combo anymore.This one certainly fits the bill.I didn't realize Plas Johnson was still around."