Tommy Smith - Tenor Saxophone
Kenny Barron - Piano
James Genus - Bass
Clarence Penn - Drums

The Peacocks
I Want To Be Happy
Emily
Bye Bye Blackbird
It Never Changed My Mind
The Lady Is A Tramp
When I'm All Alone
Spartacus
I Loves You Porgy

This beautifully recorded acoustic jazz record was made at Clinton Studios in New York City on 27th Spetember 2002. The technique of recording direct to 2-track analogue is used by many jazz musicians as it captures the performance, in the moment, and also adds a natural warm lushish sound to the recording; as you would hear it acoustically. James Farber, New York's most famous recording engineer, becomes a member of the band as he has to mix in real time, as the music is played.

John Fordham - The Guardian, 2001

*****
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