One again, Wycliffe Gordon would again delight listeners and critics when he released thissplendid hit CD in 2008 that again finds him showcasing a set of original compositions andclassic jazz standards. With fellow session trombonist Andre Hayward as his official guest,Boss Bones showcases a solid double-billed trombone panorama that help give this classicstroke of genius it's tuneful cutting edge. Heralded with a stellar track set, the two jazztrombonists lay down the artistic pace with several fresh compositions like Spop (the odd-titled opening track), The Nick Of Time and Another Slow, as well as plenty of direct takeson jazz standards such as Joe Henderson's Recorda Me, Dizzy Gillespie's Wheatleigh Hall,Horace Silver's Nica's Dream and Charlie Parker's Anthropology, whom they skillfully playwith first rate brilliance and limitless ease. Also featuring pianist Mike Le-Donne and thegreat session drummer and radio personality Kenny Washington, Boss Bones gives you acarefree, straightforward and swinging romp through various crannies of jazz and severalvarieties of the post-bop repertoire with a touch of the blues mixed in. Though Wycliffe'sapproach to jazz draws upon the music's New Orleans heritage along with the advancesof post-bop and beyone, Boss Bones is an exquisite joy-filled frolic through jazz' historicpast and and it's brightly diverse future.