Release date: 24-03-2005 (originally released in 1961)

2005 German Speakers Corner limited LP edition, pressed on 180gram Virgin VINYL, originally recored in 1961 -starring Phil Woods, Coleman Hawkins, Charles Rouse, Dick Katz, John Collins, Jimmy Garrison and Jo Jo Jones.  - Stickered & Sealed in picture sleeve.

Tracks:
01. Honeysuckle Rose
02. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
03. Crazy Rhythm
04. Blue Star
05. Cotton Tail
06. Body & Soul
07. Cherry
08. Doozy

Personnel:
Benny Carter (AltoSax)
Phil Woods (AltoSax)
Coleman Hawkins (TenorSax)
Charlie Rouse (TenorSax)
John Collins (Guitar)
Dick Katz (Piano)
Jimmy Garrison (Bass)
Jo Jones (Drums)

It's the strange mixture of old and new that makes the eight numbers on this LP so attractive with its themes from jazz history which provide the stage for the soloists. All of them have top-notch names and are virtually monuments - such as alto saxophonist Benny Carter or the tenor sax Coleman Hawkins, or the drummer Jo Jones. Despite their youth, the younger guys like Phil Woods, Charlie Rouse, Dick Katz and Jimmy Garrison are not so frozen with awe that they fail to express their own personality when playing alongside these musical giants. The lightness with which Benny Carter fills his improvisations is taken up by the other musicians: all bring their own contribution to Benny Carter’s ideas, weaving around the themes, not adhering to complex harmonies but altering them playfully and lending them a modern touch. In this way, the old 'war-horses' from the Thirties ('Honeysuckle Rose', 'Crazy Rhythm' and 'Cotton Tail') are turned into modern gems, like long-forgotten jewels that have been taken out of a drawer and polished to new splendor. And humor is not lacking either: just listen to Jo Jones’s solo in 'Cotton Tail'! Of course one couldn’t expect a fat, beefy sound from the thin Impulse pressings which often used recycled vinyl. Just how good this studio production from 1961 really was is first proved with this re-release from 2005.