I am a fan of Bill Watrous but was very disappointed with this effort. The mic used on the trombone was terrible -- Bill Watrous' wonderful tone was apparently muffled by the mic and seemed to waver throughout the CD. I also found Joe Ascione's drumming to be -- at best -- a distraction. Perhaps it was again a function of poor mics, but Ascione's overuse of crash cymbals at times overwhelmed the rest of the ensemble.