Does this comply with the CB legacy?
Spectator | 11/16/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I honestly acknowledge the great effort Dennis Wilson has made in producing this record. The result however is - at least to me - disappointing. May be someone who has passed his sixties still clings too much to the old Basie slogan 'Swing it man and you can't miss'. And this is exactly what is missing: Freddie Greens guitar, John Claytons bass and the Count on piano. To me the perfect arrangements are just too modern and the Basie groove is absolutely unpresent. Consequently I like 'Jessica's Day' (the old Quincy Jones composition and arrangement) best. May be Dennis Wilson has not spent enough time in the original Basie orchestra to inhale the Basie spirit.Or may be I am just too much pretending about old times..."