Jiggs Whigham, trombone
Wolfgang Köhler, piano
1. We?ll Be Together Again ~ Carl Fischer [8:33]
2. The Days Of Wine And Roses ~ Henry Mancini [6:32]
3. I Have Dreamed ~ Rodgers/Hammerstein [5:42]
4. Lulu?s Back In Town ~ Harry Warren [7:49]
5. Lament ~ JJ Johnson [5:51]
6. In A Mist ~ Bix Beiderbecke [4:39]
7. It Had To Be You ~ Gus Kahn/Isham Jones [4:48]
8. I Concentrate On You ~ Cole Porter [5:29]
9. Come Rain Or Come Shine ~ Harold Arlen [6:20]
Total Playing Time: 55m 46s
Jiggs Whigham has the amazing ability and sincerity to do what very few jazz trombonists are capable of doing - which is to demonstrate a beauty rarely heard on the trombone today, expose his heart and soul and give every trombonists a lesson on how to ?sing? a song.
Duo recordings can sometimes be difficult for the listener mainly because they van be perceived as lacking sufficient variety. With its nine songs this CD dispels any such perception, with compositions from Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bix Biderbecke to Henry Mancini and Carl Fischer - Whigham and Köhler ensure the overall feel is of a well-balanced programme with interesting arrangements and excellent performances from both parties throughout. (Listen for the ?added-value? of Jiggs spraying his watter bottle on his trombone slide!). An excellent CD - buy it now!
Denis Rollins, Brass Herald (August 2006)