When Christine Vitale said to me Freddie Brooks drove her mad (Christine is a blues records independent promoter), I immediately thought I would also like Freddie, because Christine has a clever opinion and her musical taste and good sense are witty But I could never imagine Freddie will so deeply impress me He has an astonishing ability for slidding his lips on diatonic and chromatic harp Besides, he and his musicians have done a good selection of their own jump blues compositions Swing is present from the first song to the last one And a very special mention to both piano players, the ‘cream’ of California musicians, Fred Kaplan and Rob Rio Fancy that!