Four masters of the trumpet, two generations apart, get together for an inspired session to pay homage to Dizzy, Miles, Satchmo, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Lee Morgan, Kenny Dorham, Booker Little, and Fats Navarro. All four play together on the opening "So What" and the closer, Gillespie's "That's Earl Brother"; they split off in different groupings on the other tracks. With Mulgrew Miller on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Carl Allen on drums, the rhythm section is well in the pocket, and while none of the tunes are copies of their more famous namesakes (no chorus quoting here), the spirit is dead on the money on every track, making for some exciting jazz very well played. Highlights include "Jordu,""Nostalgia,""My Funny Valentine,""The Sidewinder," and "There's No You." An inspired and accessible session. - Cub Koda
Tracks
1. So What (Miles Davis)
2. Jordu (Duke Jordan)
3. My Funny Valentine (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)
4. Lotus Blssom (Sam Coslow/Arthur Johnston)
5. The Sidewinder (Lee Morgan)
6. There's No You (Tom Adair/Hal Hopper)
7. Fire Waltz (Mal Waldron)
8. Nostalgia (Fats Navarro)
9. That's Earl, Brother (N.H. Brown/R. Brown/G. Fuller/W. Fuller/ D. Gillespie)
EDDIE HENDERSON trumpet
LEW SOLOFF trumpet
NICHOLAS PAYTON trumpet
TOM HARRELL trumpet
PETER WASHINGTON bass
CARL ALLEN drums
MULGREW MILLER piano
Recorded 14-15May, 1997 in NYC
Milestone - MCD-9286-2