Next on the griddle is "Basically Blues" written by Phil Wilson in the Neal Hefti-way for the Count Basie big band with John Bunch playing in the Basie style: lean, spare yet with great personality. Listen to those saxes as they play with great unanimity in their riff with the trumpets playing a counter melody that soars above the ensemble. Trombonist James Trimble plays a wonderful blues-tinged solo before trumpeter Bobby Shew and tenor man Jay Corre plays a scorching rendition. Pianist John Bunch plays a scorching rendition of the blues that leads into some finely precise ensemble work leading into the closing finale.