Butch Miles Salutes Chick Webb in Bloomington, MN

The third of seven
Butch Miles
Famous Door
LPs is the first of three to "salute" a
swing
-era bandleader.
Miles
, whose biggest influence was
Buddy Rich
, performs eight numbers associated with
Chick Webb
, including
"Stompin' at the Savoy,"
"If Dreams Come True,"
"Blue Lou,"
and
"Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie."
Eddie Barefield
(the arranger for the date, heard here sticking to tenor) had been in the
Webb
orchestra 40 years earlier. He and
are joined by altoist
Norris Turney
, trumpeter
Glenn Zottola
, pianist
John Bunch
, and bassist
Milt Hinton
for some solid
that still communicates pretty well. ~ Scott Yanow