[78-L] Let's Raise a Toast (*Klink!*)

[Taylor Bowie]

In our recent tenor sax thread,  did anyone give a nod to Al Klink?  I've 
never been one of the hipsters who would run down  Tex Beneke's playing, 
but it's no question that Klink didn't get as many solo spots with Miller as 
he should have.

But...one Miller Bluebird which somehow I'd missed over all the years and 
recentlly discovered...Yes,  My Darling Daughter...wow!  It's that great 
Jack Lawrence adaptation of some old Hungarian (?) tune,  and very tight and 
kick-ass arrangement (Jerry Gray?) and a strong and very exciting tenor solo 
from Mr. Klink.  I have it on a CD in the car and it's one that I will 
sometimes play about five times in a row...truly one of the most exciting 
and driving Miller records I've heard,  with much credit going to Al Klink.

Taylor