The release of the movie Some Like It Hot served as a good excuse for guitarist
Kessel to join together with
Art Pepper (switching between alto, clarinet, and tenor), trumpeter
Joe Gordon, pianist
Jimmy Rowles, rhythm guitarist
Jack Marshall, bassist
Monty Budwig, and drummer
Shelly Manne to interpret a variety of vintage numbers, most of which dated from the 1920s. Such tunes as "I Wanna Be Loved by You," "Runnin' Wild," "Down Among the Sheltering Palms," and "By the Beautiful Sea" are given fairly modern arrangements but still retain the flavor of the 1920s, and it's particularly interesting to hear
Gordon and
Pepper soloing on these ancient songs. [Some reissues add two alternate takes. ]