This is a rare, and unusual, recording from Dave Brubeck. They were touring as a quartet, but saxophonist Paul Desmond missed the plane to Vienna. So, the group Brubeck (piano), Joe Morello (drums) and Gene Wright (bass) played the show as a trio. That allowed Wright to get more of the limelight than usual. As a bass player, that's a great thing as far as I'm concerned. This show is positively on fire, and the record is such a wonderful thing to own. It's a rare treasure, indeed.

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At almost nine-minutes, this is the second longest track here, and it really gives them plenty of space to jam. Piano leads things out here, and we're out into a killer high energy romp that brings plenty of blues into the jazz groove. I really dig the bass showcase part of the tune a lot. When the piano returns after the bass section, it feels even more intense. We get a drum workout after a short section of the full trio.

There is so much energy and style built into this jam. It's a fast romp that has some seriously inspired work from all three musicians.