Notes: This
is a wonderful album on a small label that I don't recall seeing
before. The liners notes state that this album was, "Recorded
by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer in his private studio at Villingen" wherever
that may be. Herb and Oscar have a long history of playing together
and it had been years since Oscar replaced the guitar in his trio
with drums. Whether it's with a trio or quartet, Oscar and
his merry band can swing, creep, crawl and bring forth lyrical
duets between the piano and guitar while the rock solid rhythm
section propells the whole thing along at the appropriate tempo.
While Herb may look a little out of place on the front cover his
playing on this record ensures that the listener knows that he
feels right at home in this configuration. Small label, big music.
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