Recorded in 1963, it was released after being on the shelf for about 10 years and received mixed reviews. ! This record is I think it was recorded in a very tense atmosphere due to the mismatch. In some songs, Evans plays a few notes at the beginning of his solo, then takes a break for almost one chorus.This disk records the band's sound also and the tense atmosphere at the scene. A sound that makes you feel like the band is out there in front of you, rather than being shelved and buried. Being able to imagine and enjoy the intense tension between the musicians is a happy and precious thing. Perhaps due to the stress of the performance, Evans played the slide piano hard during Dark Eyes, and Getz also...,
I will quote the liner notes♪
It's a remarkable collection of stimulating swing, on a highly intellectual levell. And at the end,
as if a release from the hushed nature of such cerebralmusic-making is necessary, they all in indulge in a riotous a bit of satire on Dark Eyes, with Elvin Jones coaxing those Krupa clouts on the bass drum, Gets recalling the big at tone of Charlie Ventura,, and Evans Flailing away in a determined stride technique.For a while it sounds like a Time-Life resurrection of the old Gene Krupa Trio, but Stan shatters the mood - but not the mirth - when he berates his colleagues with "You forgot arrangement!" You won't forget this delightful postscript - nor any of the oignancy that precedes it. Harvey Siders Down Beat Magazine
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