Artist: Bob Wilber and The Scott Hamilton Quartet
Album: Bob Wilber and The Scott Hamilton Quartet
Genre: Swing
Label: Chiaroscuro Records
Released: 1977/1993
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Riff (Wilber) - 3:50
- Rocks in My Bed (Ellington) - 4:13
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Arlen-Koehler) - 6:08
- Time After Time (Styne-Cahn) - 3:19
- I Never Knew (Kahn-Fiorito) - 4:04
- Jonathan's Way (Wilber) - 4:15
- All Too Soon (Ellington-Sigman) - 4:54
- Freeman's Way (Wilber) - 3:17
- Treasure (Wilber) - 3:43
- Puggles (Wilber) - 3:28
- Taking a Chance on Love (Duke-LaTouche-Fetter) - 3:31
- 144 West 54th (Wilber) - 6:31
- Jazzspeak - 7:21
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- Personnel:
- Bob Wilber - clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Scott Hamilton - tenor saxophone
- Chris Flory - guitar
- Phil Flanagan - bass
- Chuck Riggs - drums
On this CD reissue, Bob Wilber (who triples on clarinet, soprano and alto) meets up quite successfully with the relatively young swing stylist Scott Hamilton (heard near the beginning of his career) and the tenor's rhythm section of the period (guitarist Chris Flory, bassist Phil Flanagan and drummer Chuck Riggs). Together they perform melodic and swinging renditions of six of Wilber's originals along with six veteran standards; the logical arrangements help to set up the solos. Also included on the reissue is a seven-minute "Jazzspeak" in which Wilber remembers how the date came about. Easily recommended to mainstream and small-group swing fans.
Review by Scott Yanow