Gene Harris Scott Hamilton Quintet At Last

As part of Concord Records programme to release classic recordings on hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) comes At Last, a 1990 session that finally realized pianist Gene Harris wish to record with tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton. For fans of mainstream jazz that leans to the West Coast sound, this is a fine record that swings comfortably; safe, but full of life. Harris, who has released over thirtyfive recordings as a leader and over seventy as a sideman, has an easygoing style that owes much to Oscar Peterson but is less rambunctious. Hamilton, who emerged in the 70s as one of the few young saxophonists who wasn t lured in by the fusion movement, has a similar number of recordings as a leader and well over a hundred as a guest, including work with Charlie Byrd, Ruby Braff, Rosemary Clooney and Woody Herman. He combines the swing of Zoot Sims with the warmth and sentimentality of Ben Webster s more romantic side. Guitarist Herb Ellis, who has recorded well over a hundred alb