The second of two CDs once again finds pianist/arranger
Keith Ingham
teaming up in various combinations with tenor saxophonist
Harry Allen
(26 at the time), guitarist
Chris Flory
, bassist
Dennis Irwin
and drummer
Chuck Riggs
to perform 16
Billy Strayhorn
selections. Some of these tunes (
"Jazz Festival Jazz,"
"Balcony Serenade," "After All," "Snibor" and "Midriff") had not been played much in recent years, if ever. Somehow the quintet manages to convey the power of the
Duke Ellington Orchestra
on this very successful (and welcome) tribute. ~ Scott Yanow