This set from the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival was very much a spontaneous jam session. Flugelhornist
Clark Terry, who happened to be in town early, was added to vibraphonist
Milt Jackson's group at the last moment. When players the caliber of
Terry, tenor saxophonist
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, pianist
Monty Alexander, bassist
Ray Brown, drummer
Jimmie Smith and
Jackson get together, one does not have to worry about the lack of rehearsal time. The sextet romps happily through
Brown's "Slippery," "A Beautiful Friendship," "Mean to Me," "You Are My Sunshine," the CD's bonus cut "That's The Way It Is" and "C.M.J."; both
Terry and
Jackson have humorous vocals on the latter. ~ Scott Yanow