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What makes Dave Short's Sax Therapy unique? Really, it is all about the arrangements. How often do you hear arrangements for 6 saxes and rhythm section? Almost never. The album starts out on a joyous note with Roger Hogan's arrangement of InchJoy SpringInch featuring vocalist Noel Ross. The warmth of the album continues with a modern rendition of the Mancini classic InchDreamsvilleInch, the smoothest tune on the album. Then is the somewhat whimsical Jeff Jones original InchGus The CatInch named after Jeff's favorite pet. The next tune, InchEasy LivingInch features baritone saxophonist Kim Davis with a fabulous arrangement by Jeff Jones that includes a saxophone soli section reminiscent of the great big bands of the swing era. Noel then returns with InchRaise The RoofInch, a swinging tune that starts quietly, but builds steadily to a final frenzy. The album then turns to a Latin motif with InchSong For My FatherInch followed by InchShaker SongInch. The arranging talent of Jeff Jones is then quite apparent in InchJeannineInch. The melody in this tune is liberally spread among all of the members in the ensemble creating a mosaic of sound (and creating a nightmare for the mixing engineer!). InchBernie's TuneInch features solos by many of the band members, and is an example of the arranging prowess of John Gonsalves. The album ends on a quirky note, first with Noel and her somewhat psychotic InchTwistedInch, and finally with Jeff's InchSphereInch, which I would characterize as a depiction of a very dysfunctional family sitting down to dinner. Fortunately poppa (Bruce Calin on bass) is able to restore some measure of order to the dining proceedings and bring the tune to an ordered conclusion! Album Tracks 1. Joy Spring 2. Dreamsville 3. Gus the Cat - Dave Short, Jones, Jeff [1] 4. Easy Living 5. Raise the Roof 6. Song for My Father 7. Shaker Song 8. Jean
