1. 1. Seven Come Eleven (Goodman/Christian) Listen
2. 2. Smooth One (Goodman/) Listen
3. 3. Rachel's Dream (Goodman) Listen
4. 4. Musette For A Magpie (Taylor) Listen
5. 5. After You've Gone (Creaman/Layton) Listen
6. 6. Slipped Disc (Goodman) Listen
7. 7. Lazy River (Carmichael/Arodin) Listen
8. 8. Airmail Special (Goodman/Mundy/Christian) Listen
9. 9. My Inspiration (Huggart/Bauduc/Lamare) Listen
10. 10. Don't Explain (Holiday/Herzog) Listen
11. 11. Soft Winds (Henderson) Listen
12. 12. Til Tom Special (Goodman - Hampton) Listen
13. 13. Goodbye (Jenkins) Listen

Details

This new trio was initiated to recreate and celebrate the excitement and inventiveness of the Benny Goodman small groups, but with influences and ideas from all over the jazz spectrum, using the music of an earlier period as a springboard to new and exciting things. The repertoire has expanded since then to include compositions of many contemporaries of Goodman, most importantly Django Reinhardt. The unique instrumentation of clarinet, vibraphone and drums allows for an unusual amount of intimacy, interplay, and dynamics. However, swinging remains the keystone of this group. Devises often neglected in modern jazz, such as shout choruses, riffs, stop time and breaks are all employed to great effect.

Reviews

The kind of eccentric, enthusiastic jazz oddity that gives retro-jazz a good name...a wacky delight.

John Fordham - The Guardian

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