Through the years, the great stride pianist
Ralph Sutton has recorded a surprising number of albums in quartets with trumpeters. For this CD, he teams quite successfully with the talented Australian trumpeter
Bob Barnard, bassist
Milt Hinton and drummer
Len Barnard for a wide-ranging set of swing tunes, most of which are not performed that often. In addition to
Bob Barnard's "West End Avenue Blues," the group is heard at its best on "Swing That Music,"
Hoagy Carmichael's "One Morning In May," "It's Wonderful" and "How Can You Face Me," but all ten selections are rewarding and swinging. Recommended.