This is another delightful recording from
Red Mitchell's long tenure in Sweden, recorded at the Fasching club in Stockholm. Pianist
Roger Kellaway, an old friend and frequent musical partner, is on hand, as is tenor saxophonist
Joakim Milder, whose chops have grown since the taping of
Mitchell's CD Evolution (Dragon 191) a year and a half earlier.
Kellaway threatens to steal the show with his percussive licks in "Doxy," while
Mitchell's ever-present humor is featured in his lively blues "Life's a Take," which sadly served as his swan song as well, because he died from a stroke a little over a year after this performance. ~ Ken Dryden