tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20115328.post2377494648383739090..comments2024-02-22T14:42:37.125-05:00Comments on SOUND INSIGHTS: Harry James Plays Neal HeftiDouglas Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16566227636904708488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20115328.post-31992856310469273212017-08-26T02:25:58.027-04:002017-08-26T02:25:58.027-04:00"the leisurely loveliness of Neil Hefti"..."the leisurely loveliness of Neil Hefti" BEGS for a reissue on CD. but I bet the master tapes are lost. ivan washingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762529915175899150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20115328.post-23041025906606037202012-02-02T23:44:34.039-05:002012-02-02T23:44:34.039-05:00These MGM James recordings have always been a favo...These MGM James recordings have always been a favorite of mine - but the Neal Hefti album I'd never heard until I bought the double LP from Jazz Beats. Chiarina is a killer chart! Between James' superb solo and the Powell-inflected piano bridge, not to mention phenomenal ensemble playing, and a bottom that just never ends - wow. This is a chart that ANY modern big band would love to have in it's book. Great review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com