Borinquin

AMG Review of Borinquin

Scott Yanow
All Music Guide

Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco's young group in 1975 was pretty modern, consisting of pianist Ran Santisi, guitarist John Chiodini, bassist Mike Richmond and drummer Randy Jones. However the virtuosic clarinetist had no trouble keeping up with his sidemen and he really cooks on the rapid renditions of "But Not for Me" and "The Song Is You" while also faring well on the group's harmonically advanced originals. This European import gives listeners a good example of how DeFranco was advancing with the times without watering down his talents.