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Altoist Marshall Royal’s second and final Concord recording as a leader is the equal of his first. With the assistance of pianist Monty Alexander, guitarist Cal Collins, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jimmie Smith, Royal digs into a variety of swing standards (including “Mean to Me,” “Avalon” and “I Got It Bad”) and two of his basic originals. Throughout the date, Royal shows that in the 1980s, he was one of the few more significant survivors of the swing alto tradition (Scott Yanow/AllMusic).

Track listing:

A1 Mean To Me 5:14
A2 I’ll Be Comin Home 3:36
A3 Avalon 4:31
A4 Just Squeeze Me (But Don’t Tease Me) 6:37
B1 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 5:22
B2 Teach Me Tonight 5:20
B3 Royal Riff 3:27
B4 I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good 2:30
B5 Everything Happens To Me 4:30

Personnel:

Alto Saxophone – Marshal Royal
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Jimmie Smith
Guitar – Cal Collins
Piano – Monty Alexander
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Label: Concord Jazz – CJ-125
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1980