Lionel Hampton Triple Play: Live at the Blue Note (3-CD Box Set)

"...a once-in-a-blue-moon congregation of swing-era giants, and they were in full throttle for this gig..." - Rating: B+
"...timelessly hip and swinging in a way that the efforts of derivative groups....too often are not."
- Rating: A
4 Stars - Excellent - "...the only jazz fiddler you can ever think of swung like a bastard. Beyond jaunty, his 'Night And Day' is a marvel of disciplined aesthetics."
3.5 Stars - Good/Very Good - "A front line of top instrumental soloists in fine form infuses the Jon Hendricks family with enough added interest to hoist this live CD comfortably above the average mark...
4 Stars - Very Good - "...Grappelli's attack has not only remained rock sure and steady. It has remained deeply rooted and resistant to adulteration and influence....the rhythmic power is irresistible....Like all the best early swing, it exists outside the reach of fashion of a bubble of eternal validity..."
"...These men don't just draw upon tradition, they wrote it...there's no denying the joy, grace and easy mastery on display..."
"...a bubbling cauldron of spicy, ravishing emotion....It doesn't take a Hendricks buff to appreciate how well this collaboration of words, sounds, and utterances combines with the sonic beauty of the instrumental timbres, showcasing voice and music as compatible jazzmates."