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12/24/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"To say the least, Derek Smith is a great leader as well as musician. This will be the third cd I have bought by him and all I can say is that I want more, more, and more. Everytime I play one of his songs I know that I must be in another world. He is so cool.For this project Derek continued with the trio concept. This has to be my favorite style of jazz!This cd features a whos who in Jazz. How about the late Milt Hinton on bass? What a deal! Least we must not forget Bobby Rosengarden on drums. What a threesome!For this cd, the only reason for not giving it a top rating, was the repertoire. Some of the tunes performed here I didn't know or particularly like. Other than this repertoire issue, I thought this was a great cd.For you jazz diehards out there, do yourself a favor and by this cd."