Bobby Hackett With Strings -2 LP on 1 CD- Digipack

NEWLY REMASTERED STEREO 24 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED DIGIPACK Bobby Hackett was one of those enduringly admirable jazzmen, lyrical, concise, logical, unfailingly melodic and individual, able to be himself regardless of style or context. The word mellow which means softened, ripe, mature has been used, properly, to describe the sound of his cornet, and he was justifiably well-known for his ability to transform a schmaltzy, drag-tempo tune with strings into meaningful music. In some jazz circles his consistently melodic approach was once somewhat out of fashion, possibly because aggression was not part of his artistic makeup, but no less than the great Miles Davis spoke admiringly of his gift for finding a very personal way through the changes. And he was always never less than excellent. The stereo sound of these recordings brings out the beauty of his sound the most, with Hackett s unusually lyrical horn backed by a subtle string orchestra arranged by Lew Davies, and the valuable assists from his friends: guitarists Tony Mottola and Al Casamenti, pianists Dave McKenna and Stan Freeman, with Bob Dougherty on bass, and Don Lamond on drums. Bobby Hackett was once called the modern-day counterpart of Bix Beiderbecke. He wasn t; Armstrong was his hero. But out of his inspiration he forged a personal style as delicately individual as Beiderbecke achieved.