Saxophonist supreme Charlie Mariano returns to his roots with a decidedly dreamy and romantic set of rarely performed standards. His alto coupled with pianist Bob Degan has a feel of the Coltrane / Tyner partnership on John Coltrane's "Ballads" album and this is a virtuoso performance infused with feeling. It's quite simply one of the finest sessions from his long an illustrious career. Slip it onto the player in the wee small hours and feel that cool plaintive vibe.