CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Tom Talbert: Bix, Duke, Fats

I tend to avoid tribute albums. Barring a handful of gems, among them Louis Armstrong's salutes to Fats Waller and W.C. Handy, most miss the mark because they try too hard to one-up or mimic the subject of their adulation. One of the rare exceptions is Tom Talbert's Bix, Duke, Fats. Recorded in 1956 for Atlantic Records, the album features dynamic arrangements by Talbert for three different studio groups that included trumpeters Joe Wilder and Nick Travis, alto saxophonist Herb Geller, pianist G...

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