This is a fun Dixieland/swing date featuring cornetist
Ruby Braff with an octet led by the fine English trumpeter
Alex Welsh. In addition to the two leads, trombonist
Roy Williams, tenor-saxophonist Al Gay and baritonist Johnny Barnes get some solo space on the mixture of standards, 1920s obscurities (including Don Redman's "No One Else but You") and basic originals. Everyone sounds in a good mood and is heard swinging in prime form throughout this recommended CD reissue. ~ Scott Yanow