ZITA CARNO

This album has been described by some as a "jam session"---and if so, it's a very good one. There's one track that caught my ear and my attention from the first time I heard it:"Wheatleigh Hall"---it's a blues in B-flat that ambles along at the characteristic speed of, shall we say in modern Star Trek terms,"Warp Eight"---as fast as the drums can start it off. A blues with an eerie intro, the same eerie chord sequence for the theme, and loads of room for the kind of improvisation---I would have loved to hear John Coltrane go after this one. Another track I just love is "Con Alma"---and here we can speculate: is this a chord sequence where Diz sets things up for what Trane would do a short time later? In any case, this is an album to be listened to and enjoyed---I would give it five stars, no questions asked.

OHMIGOSH!!! I remember years ago I had this album---unfortunately it got lost when I moved from New York to Los Angeles. What a delightful and welcome surprise to find that I can get it back on a Cd...and remember that incredible bassplayer, Pierre Michelot, especially on that sinister slow walking bass line as it presages the murder...reminded me of the great Wilbur Ware, if memory serves me. And all improvised, ad lib, off the cuff...can't beat that.

How can I review a CD when I"ll have to replace it? I got it Friday, Apr. 26, and every time I opened the case the disc fell out, and I have no idea if any damage was done. Please send me another copy with the disc properly anchored in the case so that the only time it leaves the case is when I remove it. This "JuJu" was a voodoo and can't be used.

I need to get a copy of this one for my Star Trek library!!!