These big-band sessions start to hint at bebop from the opener, "Robbins' Nest," but concentrate on American popular standards. You hear young arranger Gil Evans, Lee Konitz on alto sax/clarinet, and trumpeter Red Rodney, who would go on to define the bop stance. There's one Edvard Grieg composition, a lone Thornhill classic original ("Snowfall"), and work by the mysterious Danny Polo on clarinet. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Track List
(try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 and 19)