Recorded on November 16, 1975
The U.K. Flyright label originally issued this Sutton recording on vinyl as Live! When they issued the music on CD, they lopped off the moniker, simply calling it Ralph Sutton.
A bit confusing! Regardless, this fairly obscure release is well worth tracking down. It captures a relaxed and expansive Sutton doing his stride and early jazz thing in front of a sympathetic audience.
Weeks earlier, on the same European tour, Sutton also made Alligator Crawl (Solo Art, 1992) in Holland. It's also excellent and far less difficult to track down. But it doesn't have the variety of the Flyright disc, since Alligator Crawl focuses exclusively on Fats Waller compositions.
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