[Dixielandjazz] Ben Ratliff reviews Scott Hamilton Quartet CD

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/18/05 6:25:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

> But Mr. Charlap is part of the reason Mr. Hamilton sounds so good. The
> pianist plays at a high level here, and because he uses a slightly more
> modern, ear-catching vocabulary, he's often the one who draws you to the
> details. 

The secret ingredient in my opinion is stated right here, and yep it is nice 
to see Ratliff eat a bit of crow.  Here in this review he shows he can 
actually be a Reviewer rather than a cynic critic for ARTS Sake.

Nice review for Hamilton indeed, Bravo and a bag of Jelly Bellies for Ratliff 
for this one.

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins