The great trumpeter
Charlie Shavers is in typically fiery form on this long-out-of-print LP. The dozen songs all have something to do with France and include such numbers as "C'est Si Bon," "Song From Moulin Rouge," "Petite Fleur" and "I Love Paris."
Shavers and his unidentified quartet (which includes pianist
Ray Bryant, bassist
Aaron Bell and drummer
Oliver Jackson) sound fine even if their interpretations are often quite brief. This set will be difficult to find, but it does have some heated moments.
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Scott Yanow, Rovi