| I can describe the latest release from Jazz sensation | | | | David The King, and track 6 - The Waiting Game. |
| Tina Brooks for you with just one word... Outstanding! | | | | My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in |
| I wish it weren't the case but, it's not everyday that I | | | | "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Talkin' About. Great |
| get a CD from an artist that I can just pop in and | | | | track! |
| comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is | | | | Waiting Game Release Notes: |
| usually a song or two that I just can't force myself to | | | | Tina Brooks originally released Waiting Game on |
| get through. Not at all the case with Waiting Game. | | | | October 8, 2002 on the Blue Note Records label. |
| Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| to listen to from start to finish. | | | | 1. Talkin' About |
| Jazz music fans will recognize some of the well | | | | 2. One For Myrtle |
| known contributors on the project including Alfred Lion | | | | 3. Dhyana |
| and Rudy Van Gelder plus a few other notables as | | | | 4. David The King |
| well. | | | | 5. Stranger In Paradise |
| I'm of the opinion that Waiting Game is certainly Tina | | | | 6. Waiting Game, The |
| Brooks's best work in a few years. A totally enjoyable | | | | Personnel: Tina Brooks (tenor saxophone); Johnny |
| CD and an outstanding release. What I call must have | | | | Coles (trumpet); Kenny Drew (piano); Wilbur Ware |
| music. I give it two thumbs up because it's a collection | | | | (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums). Recorded at Van |
| that even the casual Jazz fan can appreciate and | | | | Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on |
| enjoy. | | | | March 2, 1961. Originally released on Bluenote (40536). |
| While the entire album is really very good the truly | | | | Includes liner notes by Michael Cuscuna. |
| standout tunes are track 2 - One For Myrtle, track 4 - | | | | |