In addition to being a major valve-trombonist and a highly storied composer-arranger, Bob Brookmeyer is one of the great collaborators in all of jazz. He brought all those skills to bear on this remarkable all-star album from 1964: as if a band that features the young Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones and Gary Burton weren't enough, Brookmeyer brought in two superstars in rare appearances as sidemen, Stan Getz and Tony Bennett (the latter on "Day Dream"). Yet even more than the musicians, it's the leader's writing — full of unexpected twists and turns and surprising time signatures — that makes this a classic album.