Art Abrams CD Release "Speak Low - Swing Hard"

The title or Art's newest CD just about says it all about the party at the Benson last Sunday evening.  Art is a soft spoken band leader but the music he shared with the 300 in attendance was huge.  I simply loved it!
I wasn't alone - I looked around the room several times and saw nothing but smiles and gentle swaying to the music produced by Art Abrams and the Swing Machine.  Got there a little late but just in time for Dejection Blues, a loud, bluesy number; my kind of big band sound.  They followed that with "Evergreen", a snoozer in anybody else's hands but fun coming from the Swing Machine.  My favorite two pieces were "Pete Kelly's Blues" with Art playing the haunting trumpet solo that makes this such a special tune.  The other was "Serenade for a Bass Trombone" with a major solo by John Ohnstad.  I haven't been treated to that instrument before; loved it!

Pete Kelly's Blues

I bought the CD; you need to own this disc.  Click on the link above and you can order it online or visit Music Millenium.