Search - Harold Ashby :: On Sunny Side of Street

This set is a fine outing by masterful musicians

11/09/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I know that the name of Harold Ashby is probably a mystery to a lot of jazz fans out there. I just disovered his music recently myself. He is a great talent who somehow seemed to slip through the cracks and was forgetten or never known by many people. I think we need to make a public apology this wonderful sax player.Since I have bought this cd I have given it a lot of playtime on my cd player. Harold has a nice sounding tenor sax. It sounds a lot like velvet. He seems to play in a style that most of us can follow. His communication skills are wonderful.There is anohter wonderful musician on this project who also needs some attention in this review. That is his pianist Horace Parlan. Horace is a pianist with a lot of wonderful ideas. He plays an accompaniment that really highlights the leader in this recording. He knows when to do his own thing and when to hold back. I plan to persue Horaces' recordings to see what he can do as a leader. I know that I won't be disapponted.The repertoire offered with this cd is a good selection of old standards. It's one that I can never get tired of hearing.As for the band, they played together like they were made for each other. I would like to give them a big hand of applause.
You guys, you're great.I think jazz fans should buy this cd and discover it's hidden treasures."