This is an old-fashioned two-tenor blowing date that matches together the relatively young
Eric Alexander and the veteran
Lin Halliday. As with the best tenor battles, the two co-stars show plenty of fire and intensity and consistently battle to a tie, with the audience being the real winner. With fine support given by pianist
Jodie Christian, bassist
Dan Shapera, and drummer
Wilbur Campbell, the tenors jam hard on such tunes as "The Eternal Triangle," "Speak Low," and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," being reminiscent of the
Sonny Stitt/
Gene Ammons dates of the 1950s and '60s. Highly recommended to fans of this genre.