Bucky Pizzarelli leads a strong quintet through this intimate live set at Makor, a Manhattan night spot. The seven-string guitarist is always game for anything, and with a superb group -- including nearly everyone's first-call bassist, Michael Moore, clarinetist Allan Vaché, vibraphonist Peter Appleyard (who previously worked with Benny Goodman, as did Michael Moore and the leader), and drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie -- the veteran leads his group through seven favorites from the swing era. The set sounds very relaxed and informal, as if the musicians were playing for their own fun and had no idea tapes were rolling. A snappy take of "Perdido" and an extended workout of "Limehouse Blues" are but two of the memorable tracks recorded that evening.
Peter Appleyard
vibraphonist
Allan Vaché
clarinetist
Michael Moore
bassist
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
drummer
Bucky Pizzarelli
guitar
Sweet and Lowdown67%
Saturday Night66%
Danny Collins67%
Blue Moon66%
The Band Wagon72%
My Generation71%
The Ladykillers61%
The Naked City72%
You Were Never Really Here65%
Crooked House63%
Striking Distance59%
Pennies from Heaven61%
Romance & Cigarettes60%
Devil in a Blue Dress64%
Code 8 Part II63%
Hoffa63%
Judy & Punch61%
One Night at McCool's58%
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert82%
Get Him to the Greek59%
