Jazz from the heart of the cold war – not actually recorded in Moscow, but featuring a bunch of hip players on their return from a tour of the Soviet Union – a historic moment in which west met east, with some groovy jazz in the offing! Apart from the tenor of
Zoot Sims and alto of
Phil Woods, the record also features flute
and alto from Jerry Dodgion, trombone from Willie Dennis, trumpets from Markie Markowitz
and Jimmy Maxwell,
and piano from Eddie Costa –
and the set features arrangements from Al Cohn on tracks that hit the 5 minute range – tight at the top, with breakaway solos, as you might hear during some of the Cohn/
Sims sides for RCA during the 50s! Titles include "Let's Dance", "Mission To Moscow", "The Sochi Boatman",
and the obligatory "Russian Lullaby".