Now's the Time in Bloomington, MN

Billy Mitchell's
first album in 13 years is decent, but not all that special. The live set features
Mitchell
on tenor, soprano and alto performing a pair of lengthy blues and two fairly basic originals. He is joined by guitarist
Roland Prince
, pianist
Wes Belcamp
, bassist
Earl May
and either
Ron Turso
or
Al Beldini
on drums. An unidentified trumpeter (no great thrill) sits in on
"Now's the Time."
sounds fine, but nothing that special occurs on this long-out-of-print LP. ~ Scott Yanow