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Flip
Phillips- Swing is the Thing
March
21, 2000
Original Release Date: March 21, 2000
Flip
Phillips/Tenor Sax, James Carter/Tenor Sax, Joe Lovano/Tenor
Sax, Howard Alden/Guitar, Benny Green/Piano, Christian
McBride/Bass, Kenny Washington/Drums
1. Mark Of Zorro, The - (intro)
2. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
3. Everything I Have Is Yours
4. Where Or When
5. In A Mellow Tone
6. Exactly Like Us
7. Music, Maestro, Please 
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8. Swing Is The Thing
9. For All We Know
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10. Flip The Whip
11. Susan's Dream
12. This Is All I Ask
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13. Grand Rose
14. Mark Of Zorro, The - (outro)
Review
Flip
Phillips sounds like an older Scott Hamilton, or should
be the other way around. In fact, Hamilton inherits
his style from Flip. Flip has been in the jazz business
for a long time (from the 20's on), played with the
big players like Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Woody
Herman and the like, and survived to this day. Celebrating
his 85th birthday, Verve puts out this soon-to-be classic,
featuring Flip and a bunch of young talented jazz musicians,
and shows that there's no such thing as a generation
gap in jazz.
Flip's
blowing of the horn is soft, as if he was blowing hot
air to your ear. That's why his music is often caressing,
soothing, putting you in a dreamlike ecstacy. Songs
like "Where or When" and "For All We
Know" really show how Flip is a ballad master,
making lovers fall in love. Often magical, Flip's playing
is subtle yet moving in a profound way. At his age,
he's able to demonstrate control, showing that his playing
matures with age. You can see the young players really
have fun jamming with this old guy. This album is a
masterpiece of jazz and a showcase of a jazz guru. Flawless!
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