By Jack Bowers Another entry in TCB s Swiss Radio Days series of concert performances by well known Jazz artists, many of them from the U.S., taped for broadcast on Swiss Radio. Bill Crow and drummer Gus Johnson who passed away in February 2000. Although Mulligan s quartets were for the most part pianoless, Brookmeyer makes the keyboard sing on Subterranean Blues and Gerry does likewise on Spring Is Sprung and Darn That Dream. From its title, one may assume that Blues was taken from Mulligan s score for the film The Subterraneans.
Spring Is Sprung.
Johnson and Crow are the consummate back up crew, so Gerry and Bob need never worry about catching them off balance or out of sync. A good concert, with energetic blowing by everyone, but not the sort to enfold tenderly in one s album of memorable experiences. CH 1820, Montreux 1, Switzerland. All About Jazz and contributing writers. All rights reserved.