Bob McChesney专辑介绍：by Dave NathanA well-respected studio player, as well as having recorded with such jazz-studded groups as the Phil Norman Tenet and the Bill Watrous and Bob Florence big bands, trombone player Bob McChesney has chosen to honor the compositions of Steve Allen for his introductory album as a leader. The result is some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the play list is comprised of tunes that aren't heard very often, with the exception of "Meet Me Where They Play the Blues." Given that Allen wrote more than 8,500 tunes, finding some that no one else plays is not all that difficult a task. The bad news is that since it is so easy to find Allen melodies that are rarely played, the chances are good that many aren't very satisfactory. Those tunes for which Allen is best known, "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" and "Impossible," are not here. But McChesney and his quartet do their best with what's ava...