"The band has never been tighter and harder swinging than on this one. Powerful ensemble play and deployment of the great soloists with blindfold precision."
"The full range of the keyboard and a mirror of various piano styles from stride to the avantgarde. Several otherwise unrecorded masterful compositions. Surprising even to Ellington aficionados."
"Contains the "Controversial Suite" (Before My Time & Later), Louis Bellson's famous "Skin Deep" and Betty Roché's finest recording ("Take the 'A' Train")."