Jazz for the Quiet Times, as released by Savoy Jazz in 2003, is basically an expanded version of the
Quiet Times disc released by 32 Jazz in 1999. Instead of one disc, there are now two, which increases the total number of tracks from 11 to 18. The new tracks are drawn from the same source as those on the original release, the catalog of the Muse label from the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Jazz giants like
Jack McDuff,
Sonny Stitt,
Kenny Burrell, and
Bobby Hutcherson all contribute tracks and brush shoulders with jazz middleweights like
Wallace Roney,
Russell Gunn, and
Pat Martino. As the title suggests, the songs are relaxed and the mood is mellow. Although the songs date from well beyond jazz's peak years, the performances are uniformly solid and the disc is a nice low-priced collection of mood music. ~ Tim Sendra