Customer Reviews

Honkers & Bar Walker

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I'm a product of Alan Freed's NYC WINS radio shows in the mid 50's and was surfing Amazon for a recording of Night Train he played almost every night. I came across this CD and although it really pre-dated my R&R days I decided it was worth a go. A wise choice - although Jimmy Forrest's Night Train is not the one I was seeking, the CD is super. Sax's at their best.

I was expecting and hoping for a more rollickin' sound than what this CD contains, for the most part.

I was hoping for gobs of the beautifully rich and bouncing, bubbling, blasting, cajoling, exhorting, grunting, growling, honking, insistent, persistent, sailing, wailing, soaring, scolding, screaming, and testifying tones of the saxophone as sometimes heard on early 50s rock 'n' roll and much of Louis Jordan's music.

I DO like this CD quite a bit, it's just a little too laid-back in places. I'm a drummer and wanted some really hot sax wailing to play along to. I recommend this CD*, but I'm still looking for something a little "hotter."

* For the record (no pun intended), my favorite tunes on this CD are:

1. Night Train - Jimmy Forrest
4. Cozy's Beat - Cozy Eggleston
5. Big Heavy (Blue Lights Boogie) - Cozy Eggleston
7. Ace High - Tab Smith
10. Sausage Rock - Doc Sausage
12. Duck Fever - Freddie Jackson

14. You Belong to Me - Fats Noel (not for playing along to, just for listening - mellow!)

15. Duck Soup - Fats Noel
17. High Tide - Fats Noel
22. Flight 3-D - Jimmy Forrest