(DMJ-1132)
AL HARRISON on trumpet, cornet, fluegelhorn plus vocals is the guiding force behind "Side by Side," with four studio cuts and nine live recordings (produced by Regol Concerts) of traditional classic Jazz imbued with a sense of unthrottled, creative fun!
Please note: $1.00 from every CD sale will be donated to Jazz Bridge!
Personnel: Bassist (and vocalist) Ed Wise, drummer Lew Leabman, pianists Dave Posmontier and Herb Gardner are joined by Gil Bennett on clarinet, trombonists Pete Reichlin and Fred Scott.
"Undecided" / "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me" / "Darkness on the Delta" / "Exactly Like You" / "Original Dixieland One-Step" / "If I Had You" / "Caravan" / "That's-a-Plenty" / "Memories of You" / "Doctor Jazz" / "Tin Roof Blues" / "If I Had a Million Dollars" / "Royal Garden Blues"
What the critics say:
"Issuing a CD by your Dixieland Band in this century seems a brave act—so many know nothing of the heights reached within this genre, others are suspicious of clichés accreted over eighty years. (This) has its virtues: a few surprises breaking through the expected repertoire ('Delta' and 'Million Dollars'), some neatly arranged passages, occasional visits to 'modernism,' as in Harrison’s soaring Severinsen range. Everyone plays competently and beyond...from what I have seen at recent 'traditional' Jazz festivals, the Harrison band would be a solid attraction."
- Cadence
