Despite the groovy groupie on the cover, this is a repackaging of an earlier '60s LP from
Montenegro
, skimping on the time (a paltry nine tracks), but featuring the kookier side of
, from the very silly, bouncing kettle drums on
"Dardanella"
to the old standard
"Peg O' My Heart"
turned into a
waltz
-
cha cha
. There are also some very solid trumpet solos featured in these essentially
big band
arrangements, but the lack of credits or liner notes doesn't help matters. ~ Ted Mills