Jimmy Hamilton was a featured clarinetist with Duke Ellington for nearly 20 years and is probably not well known by a lot of people. He is not a bold musician and on this CD plays both the Clarinet and Sax. This album recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1961 however is a treasure of pure jazz. Playing with Tommy Flanagan and Wendell Marshall this CD is a pleasure to listen to with some great blues and other bopping trends. The audio recording is everything you would expect from a Rudy Van Gelder recording and sounds great on hi-fi. If you love jazz you'll love this CD on Prestige Records *****