This session has interest as an example of
Milt Jackson's mid-'50s work in a non-
Modern Jazz Quartet context. And despite the many critical assertions that the vibist was restrained by pianist
John Lewis' direction, his playing here revealed no marked changed. The overall feel of the group (
Lucky Thompson, tenor sax;
Hank Jones, piano;
Wendell Marshall; bass,
Kenny Clarke, drums;
Jackson, vibes), however, was somewhat more dynamic than that of
The MJQ, as
Clarke and
Jones generally achieved a greater sense of forward momentum than
Connie Kay or
Lewis. ~ Bob Rusch, Cadence