Clark Terry's utter ease, rhythmic fluidity and endless and often whimsical creativity in playing have always mesmerized me. "Top and Bottom Brass" will give you a chance to get a good Clark Terry fix while hearing some pretty amazing tuba playing by long-time New York freelancer, Don Butterfield.

This 1959 release finds Terry and Butterfield backed up the Jones brothers on piano and bass with Art Taylor on drums. You'll get a kick out of "Blues for Etta", where Clark Terry takes a chorus on his trumpet mouthpiece and plays the living stew out of it!