I remain surprised and delighted because they do it, not only amazingly well, but with such enormous relish

I still get a little shock of surprise and delight whenever I hear Bruce Adams and Alan Barnes doing their stuff. It can't be because their music is 'challenging' or 'an exciting synthesis of genres' or anything of that sort. It is perfectly clear what they are up to, which is playing bebop and its close relatives. I remain surprised and delighted because they do it, not only amazingly well, but with such enormous relish.

There is something inherently exciting about the sound of trumpet and alto saxophone playing headlong lines in unison, but they manage to make it more exciting than usual by the way they attack the phrases. Listen to the opening chorus of Hollywood Stampede for a prime example.

Dave Gelly

Track Listing

• Side-Steppin'
• Coopers Blues
• Toot Toot Tootsie
• Jitterbug Waltz
• Eternal Triangle
• The Touch of Your Lips
• Opus de Funk
• Soft Shoe
• Johnny Come Lately
• Tin Tin Deo
• The Best Thing for You Is Me
• Ticklin'
• Quicksilver

Additional Details

Label: Big Bear

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 68 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/12/25

UPC: 5017615854220