Many of the finest moments in jazz guitar can be heard on live recordings by legends like Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell, and Wes Montgomery, which circumvent the sometimes sterile environment of the studio, giving listeners an experience that is the next best thing to having been in the audience as the music went down. On Live At Birdland, Jimmy Bruno - one of the brightest stars in a firmament of younger players dedicated to expanding straight-ahead jazz instead of transforming it - makes his own contribution to that legacy of performances, arguably turning in his most impressive Concord jazz effort to date. "(Kim Ferguson - JazzTimes, Guitar Player) Features special guest: alto saxophonist (and Art Blakey alumnus) Bobby Watson. FEATURING: Jimmy Bruno - electric guitar Craig Thomas - Bass Vince Ector - drums with special guest Bobby Watson - alto saxophone