What It's All About is swinging, building up solos to potentially ferocious levels and going for broke. That was always the philosophy that
Roy Eldridge followed and, even though it was rather late in his career by the time he recorded this Pablo set, he was still pushing himself. His septet on the album is full of talented veterans including altoist
Norris Turney,
Budd Johnson on tenor, pianist
Norman Simmons, and (on half of the set) vibraphonist
Milt Jackson. The music (three
Eldridge originals and two obscurities) features plenty of lengthy and spirited soloing. ~ Scott Yanow