Totti Bergh is a fine Norwegian tenorman who is quite unknown in the U.S., but American jazz fans will be interested in this LP due to the presence of the great tenor
Al Cohn.
Cohn and
Bergh make for a strong team on seven standards while backed by a fine Norwegian rhythm section (pianist
Egil Kapstad, bassist Terje Venaas, and drummer
Ole Jacob Hansen). Both tenors swing well together on such tunes as "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me," "East of the Sun," and "The Hymn," and their version of "Skylark" is quite lyrical. This is a tasteful if somewhat obscure effort, well worth checking out by straight-ahead jazz fans. ~ Scott Yanow