Forget about generation gaps. If proof were needed that the spirit of Louis Armstrong lives on a quarter-century after his death, this summit meeting between two of his foremost disciples, separated by a mere 68 years, makes it abundantly clear. Doc Cheatham, 91, and Nicholas Payton, 23, make music here together that is so full of life, so flowingly natural, that words like "re-creation" do not apply. This is contemporary jazz, living testimony to the enduring validity of the discoveries first made in New Orleans at the birth of this waning century.

• 1 How Deep Is the Ocean?
  • Writer: Irving Berlin
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 2 Jeepers Creepers
  • Writer: Harry Warren + Johnny Mercer
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Tom Ebbert trombone, Jack Maheu clarinet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 3 Stardust
  • Writer: Hoagy Carmichael
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 4 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
  • Writer: Harold Arlen + Ted Koehler
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Tom Ebbert trombone, Jack Maheu clarinet, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 5 Dinah
  • Writer: Sam Lewis + Joe Young + Harry Akst
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham vocal intro, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 6 Save It Pretty Mama
  • Writer: Don Redman + Joe Davis + Paul Denniker
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Jack Maheu clarinet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 7 Do You Believe In Love At First Sight?
  • Writer: Gus Kahn + Ted Fiorito
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Lucien Barbarin trombone, Jack Maheu clarinet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 8 Jada
  • Writer: Bob Carleton
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Tom Ebbert trombone, Jack Maheu clarinet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 9 I Cover the Waterfront
  • Writer: Eddie Heyman + Johnny Green
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 10 Maybe
  • Writer: Allan Flynn + Frank Madden
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Lucien Barbarin trombone, Jack Maheu clarinet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 11 Black and Blue (What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue)
  • Writer: Andy Razaf + Thomas Waller + Harry Brooks
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Lucien Barbarin trombone, Jack Maheu clarinet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 12 Out of Nowhere
  • Writer: Eddie Heyman + Johnny Green
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Les Muscutt guitar, Bill Huntington bass
• 13 She's Funny That Way
  • Writer: Neil Moret + Richard Whiting
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Tom Ebbert trombone, Jack Maheu clarinet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums
• 14 The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise
  • Writer: Eugene Lockhart + Ernest Seitz
  • Personnel: Doc Cheatham trumpet + vocals, Nicholas Payton trumpet, Tom Ebbert trombone, Jack Maheu clarinet, Les Muscutt guitar, Butch Thompson piano, Bill Huntington bass, Ernie Elly drums

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