Not only a great follow-up to the first Echoes Of An Era session, but also a standout 80s performance from
Nancy Wilson – quite possibly her best of the decade! The setting is nice and laidback – a live date with a core combo that features
Joe Henderson on tenor,
Chick Corea on piano, Stanley Clarke on acoustic bass, and Lenny White on drums – plus steller vocals from
Wilson, who's really at home in the setting – stretching out beautifully on the long tracks, and coming into play with the soloists at a level that's quite different from her more polished studio records. Clarke's bass is a delight, too – a great reminder that his talents didn't always lie in the electric realm during the 80s – and
Henderson, as you might guess, provides some soulful undercurrents that reallyg round the whole proceedings. Titles include "500 Miles High", "Round Midnight", "Rhythm A Ning", "My One & Only Love", "Them There Eyes", and "I Want To Be Happy".