Born in British Columbia, weaned on the jazz scene in Toronto, and currently living in New Orleans, ex-Jim Cullum sideman Brian Ogilvie plays tasteful, even-keeled traditional swing-to-bop tenor sax, clarinet, and a little alto. Cullum bandmate John Sheridan is here on piano; unsung bass hero Phil Flanigan and drummer Jeff Hamilton back him up; and trombonist/cornetist Dan Barrett shows up on six of these 15 selections. Of the larger group efforts, the spirited And the Angels Swing, the lightly melodic S'posin', and the bass-led Ducky Wucky use clarinet and muted trombone on second-line accents and traded solos. The perky 'Taint What You Do (It's the Way 'Cha Do It) and the clean, bright Kansas City Stride bring clearly into focus the tenor/trombone tandem's compatibility. Propelled by Barrett's cornet and Ogilvie's Benny Goodman-ish clarinet, Long Live the King is as good as swing gets. Ogilvie's tenor is also quite capable of bopping, as displayed on the title track and the hard-swinging classics Robbins Nest and Twisted. Whether working in lighter stride shadings for Sheridan's original Evening Shadows or in unison with Flanigan during Oscar Pettiford's Tricrotism, Ogilvie shows great flexibility. His dulcet, low-register clarinet lilts on Nature Boy and swings in Dixieland style for the uptempo Together. The drum-free ballad All Too Soon and the classic Erroll Garner repast Like It Is are two more standouts. Ogilvie is a very competent player who's growing and developing in tuneful and traditional ways. His sound should appeal to most early-period mavens, and while no Coleman Hawkins or Ben Webster, he most assuredly is making the attempt to at least bask in their imposing shadows. His visage stands up well. ~ Michael G. Nastos, Rovi

1		Robbins Nest
2		For You
3		Nature Boy
4		Tricotism
5		Long Live the King
6		All Too Soon
7		And the Angels Swing
8		S'posin'
9		Ducky Wucky
10		Twisted
11		Evening Shadows
12		'taint What You Do
13		Together
14		Kansas City Stride
15		Like It Is