Atlantic/Stax Rhythm & Blues: Midnight Special - Tiny Grimes Quintet

 "Midnight Special" - Tiny Grimes Quintet

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/midnight-special/567052645?i=567052702

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4w6VYAp8MQYAgiztnudhUA?si=ac036f44925243d4

Recorded in Cleveland, August 1948

I really like the smokey, late-night-in-the-city sound of this song, where the horn section, Tiny Grimes's guitar, and Jimmy Saunders's piano have a bit of that relaxed nighttime energy while sounding low-key enough in spirit to not break the atmospheric consistency. This is also the only Tiny Grimes recording of the three instrumentals here where the piano work leads rather than Grimes himself, mainly due to that nice looping piano along with some fine licks and soloing throughout the track. Again, this is just a pleasant piece of R&B, nothing here will shake your foundations, but it really works if you are listening to it on repeat late in the evening, trust me.

Verdict: Decent