Funky 45's — All Formats  

Two sweet bossa groovers from singer Pat Thomas – both of them with backings by Lalo Schifrin! The tunes were pulled from Pat's album of the same name on MGM – issued here in a pic sleeve by Verve, with "first vocal version in English" next to "Desafinado"!

One of the records that really broke Buddy DeFranco out of the box – a loosely structured early Verve side, done with tracks that are longer than usual – letting Buddy and his combo really swing! The group features strong rhythm from Kenny Drew on piano, Milt Hinton on bass, and Art Blakey on drums – a group that would be great enough on its own, but is here topped by some incredibly fluid clarinet work from DeFranco – in a mode that you'd almost swear was bop alto sax at times! EP features 2 longish titles that include "But Not For Me" and "When Your Lover Has Gone".

One of the records that really broke Buddy DeFranco out of the box – a loosely structured early Verve side, done with tracks that are longer than usual – letting Buddy and his combo really swing! The group features strong rhythm from Kenny Drew on piano, Milt Hinton on bass, and Art Blakey on drums – a group that would be great enough on its own, but is here topped by some incredibly fluid clarinet work from DeFranco – in a mode that you'd almost swear was bop alto sax at times! EP features 2 longish titles that include "Ferdinando" and "The Things We Did Last Summer".