This matchup works quite well. With alert contributions made by bassist
Jim Hughart and drummer
Nick Ceroli, tenors
Pete Christlieb and
Warne Marsh match wits, swing and ideas throughout nine runthroughs on "originals" based on common chord changes. This second of two CDs has four alternate takes of songs included on the earlier CD plus five other numbers. With titles such as "Woody and You," "Bess You Is My Man" and "So What's Old," experts should have little difficulty in most cases figuring out which standards the "new" pieces are based on. Because
Marsh and
Christlieb had very different sounds but competitive natures, plenty of sparks flew during this date.
–
Scott Yanow, Rovi