The 1991 version of
the Lighthouse All-Stars
gave trumpeter
Shorty Rogers
and altoist
Bud Shank
top billing. For this Candid CD,
Rogers
supplied eight of the selections (including
"Less Is More,"
"Lotus Bud," "Fun" and "Here's That Old Martian Again") and the band also stretched out on
Bud Powell's
"Un Poco Loco" and a
Rogers'
arrangement of "America The Beautiful." This was one of the final records for both
Shorty
and the great tenor
Bob Cooper
and overall it is a typically swinging, witty and beautiful effort. Also in fine form are trumpeter
Conte Candoli
,
Bill Perkins
(on baritone, tenor and soprano), pianist
Pete Jolly
, bassist
Monty Budwig
and drummer
Larence Marable
. ~ Scott Yanow