Beautiful Love in Bloomington, MN

A remarkable clarinetist who ranks at the top of his field,
Eddie Daniels
sounds quite restrained throughout the
easy listening
set, although he throws in a few complex runs on
"Beautiful Love."
With a tasteful rhythm section (including guitarist
Chuck Loeb
and pianist
Bob James
),
Daniels
mostly sticks to melodic interpretations during a theme apiece by
Bach
,
Erik Satie
, and
Rachmaninov
, four of his own originals, two by
Loeb
, and the title cut. ~ Scott Yanow