In 1988, on the spur of the moment, Blake and Braxton met to record this set of 8 standards, including pieces by Monk, Parker, Gillespie, Miles Davis, Mal Waldron, &c.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2009 Country: Switzerland Packaging: Cardstock Gatefold Sleeve 3 panels Recorded at Haus der Begegnung Mariahif, Vienna, on November 19, 1988, by Peter Pfister. Remastered July 2009 by Peter Pfister.
"There had been no plans, no preparation. It was a completely spur-of-the-moment decision. Nine years later, I don't remember whose idea it was-mine?Werner X. Uehlinger's? Ran's or Anthony's? Once we started, enthusiasmwas high, everyone jumped into it head-first and hard, perhaps a bit too hardat first. When it was over, we didn't know what we had. Now we know. Whatyou now hold in your hands is the result of fortuitous circumstance, hard work,imagination, talent, trust, and a bit of blind luck. Like all art that survives,and thrives, it is a miracle."-Art Lange