this one i heard on radio and i was going through the channels and stumbled upon some swinging big band jazz or whatever you want to call it. the track that caught my ear first when i switched to the station was a rendition of "jersey bounce" by joe reisman and his orchestra. i'd never heard it before but i liked the groove and it held me in for the next track which was a downright funky affair.
likewise it was a new piece of music for me but it had the bounce and groove to make this somewhat essential, i think what ferments it is that killer drum-fill near the end and anyone who knows me, knows i like drums. but it's more than drums and i found out that the song is a count basie composition and comes off a record where rogers plays basie.
i'd never heard of shorty rogers before but i had heard of shelly manne who plays drums on this. there is actually a number of names who play on this but i'm not familiar with their work elsewhere but they all perform really well. the track kicks of with a bang and it rides high and stays there on a glorious mood. good stuff.
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