In Good Company
makes a nice companion piece to
Warne Marsh
's
Back Home
, another mid-'80s
Criss Cross
date reissued in 2001.
Ted Brown
and guitar legend
Jimmy Raney
are essentially co-leaders here, teaming with a stellar rhythm section in pianist
Hod O'Brien
, bassist
Buster Williams
, and drummer
Ben Riley
. The CD adds five alternate takes to the original seven selections. There's some good
Tristano
-oriented
bop
writing here, particularly
Brown
's opening
"Blimey,"
based on
"Limehouse Blues."
~ David R. Adler