Arnett Cobb - Smooth Sailing

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:52
Size: 84,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:26)  1. Charmaine
(4:47)  2. Cobb's Mob
(4:47)  3. Ghost of a Chance, (I Don't Stand A)
(3:48)  4. Let's Split
(8:21)  5. Blues Around Dusk
(5:04)  6. Smooth Sailing
(5:37)  7. Blues in My Heart

This CD reissue brings back a typically swinging date by tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb. The colorful trombonist Buster Cooper (who was not featured in enough small group sessions through the years) seems to inspire Cobb; the rhythm section (organist Austin Mitchell, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Osie Johnson) proves a strong asset for this music. Four standards (three from the swing era plus Cobb's "Smooth Sailing") alternate with a blues and a couple of up-tempo riff numbers. Arnett Cobb's solos are typically emotional and generally exciting during the fine set. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/smooth-sailing-mw0000263462

Personnel: Arnett Cobb (tenor saxophone); Buster Cooper (trombone); Austin Mitchell (organ); George Duvivier (bass); Osie Johnson (drums).

Smooth Sailing

---