2-3-4 music-product The Squirrel (Alternate Master)

The Squirrel (Alternate Master)

including the stunning opening track “A Message To Unsend

AUTUMN IN NEW YORK  (Vernon Duke)

and Tony Williams

“It’s the idea of being a conduit for the music as a higher power that actually influences what we’re playing

2-3-4 music-product The Squirrel (Alternate Master)Recorded on February 5 and 8, 1962, 2 3 4 is one of drummer Shelly Mannes most celebrated small group sessions and a standout in the Impulse! catalog, produced by Bob Thiele and featuring an intergenerational ensemble of Manne, tenor legend Coleman Hawkins, pianists Eddie Costa and Hank Jones, and bassist George Duvivier. The album blends swing tradition with modern improvisation, highlighting Hawkins in a late career resurgence, Mannes subtle