Who's Smoking?! in Bloomington, MN

The answer to this CD's title is the musicians. The heated
bebop
-oriented session finds
Paquito D'Rivera
joined by trumpeter
Claudio Roditi
, fluegelhornist
Mark Morganelli
,
Danilo Perez
or
Pedrito Lopez
on piano, bassist
Harvie Swartz
, and drummer
Al Foster
. An extra treat is that veteran tenorman
James Moody
guests on three of the nine selections, inspiring
D'Rivera
to be particularly heated. Highlights include exciting versions of
"Giant Steps"
and
"I Mean You,"
a clarinet-bass duet on
"Out of Nowhere,"
Perez'
s
"You Got It, Diz,"
and the blazing title cut. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow