Classic West Coast sound...
... with some "Third Stream" classical flavorings. Vintage 50's and early 60's work after clarinet & sax player Jimmy Giuffre left Shorty Rogers band for a solo carrer. Seems criminal to me that eMusic doesn't think it's important to include credits. These appear to be a mix of many iterations from larger ensembles likely with Shorty and/or Harry "Sweets" Edison on trumpet and Bud Shank sax and flute. Many are clearly the original trio which featured Jim Hall on guitar and Ralph Pena or Jim Atlas on bass, along with some from the early sixties line up which represent samples of the first recorded work by Paul Bley on piano and Steve Swallow on double bass (their impressive and influential minimalist "Free Fall" and the later "Fly Away Little Bird" LP's are also available here on eMusic). Others feature drumming by my best guess would be Shelly Manne. A great set and a great 2 for 1 deal on the entire collection.
