This is a great selection of
Jacquet's late-'40s/early-'50s work, hot on the heels of his success with
Jazz At The Philharmonic and his tenure with the Lionel Hampton Band. There's lots of honking and squealing coupled to
Jacquet's patented abrasive tone, one of the most exciting in jazz, heard to good effect on "Jet Propulsion."
Jacquet's brother
Russell vocalizes on "Try Me One More Time," making himself a worthy foil, and stalwarts like
Leo Parker,
Shadow Wilson and
J.J. Johnson are counted up in the mix. The closing track is somewhat of a ringer; recorded live in 1967 at the Newport Folk Festival, it's a high voltage take on the the title cut with Illinois' old boss
Hampton making a guest appearance.