Illinois Jacquet * Swing's The Thing (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) [New LP] Soundtrack MacKenzie) and author Alastair McKay

MacKenzie) and author Alastair McKay

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with tracks grouped into three celestial "worlds": the grounded Landscape (tracks 1-10)

Dance of the Knights" (from Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet) and "Don't Fear the Reaper"

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Illinois Jacquet * Swing's The Thing (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) [New LP] Soundtrack MacKenzie) and author Alastair McKayOriginally recorded for the Clef label in 1956, Swing's The Thing features the tenor great in a stellar sextet with Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Jimmy Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass) and Jo Jones (drums). While Jacquet's sessions as a leader may have been infrequent during this time, this session hits a magical mark with the 6 song set being highlighted by the tracks "Las Vegas Blues," "Harlem Nocturne," and "Achtung." Verve Acoustic