Cornet Chop Suey

Ruby Braff

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Cornet Chop Suey Review

by Scott Yanow

For this Concord CD, the great veteran cornetist Ruby Braff is joined by guitarist Howard Alden, bassist Frank Tate and (on five of the twelve numbers) clarinetist Ken Peplowski and drummer Ronald Zito. Braff has never recorded a dull album and his highly expressive playing is the main reason to acquire this disc although Alden is also in particularly good form. Highlights include a rapid rendition of "Cornet Chop Suey," "Do It Again," an unusual instrumental version of "It's the Same Old South," an emotional "It Had to Be You" and a medley of songs from the film High Society.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Cornet Chop Suey Louis Armstrong	Ruby Braff	05:04	Amazon
2	Nancy (With the Laughing Face) James Van Heusen / Phil Silvers	Ruby Braff	04:24	Amazon
3	Ooh, That Kiss Mort Dixon / Harry Warren / Joe Young	Ruby Braff	05:08	Amazon
4	Do It Again Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin	Ruby Braff	04:28	Amazon
5	Love Me or Leave Me Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn	Ruby Braff	04:51	Amazon
6	It's the Same Old South Edward Eliscu / Jay Gorney	Ruby Braff	04:34	Amazon
7	It Had to Be You Isham Jones / Gus Kahn	Ruby Braff	04:26	Amazon
8	I Must Have That Man! Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh	Ruby Braff	03:40	Amazon
9	Sweet and Slow Al Dubin / Harry Warren	Ruby Braff	04:10	Amazon
10	Shoe Shine Boy Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin	Ruby Braff	06:19	Amazon
11	High Society Medley: You're Sensational/I Love You Samantha/True Love Cole Porter	Ruby Braff	04:30	Amazon
12	Lover, Come Back to Me Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg	Ruby Braff	07:01	Amazon