THURSDAY, September 18, 2003

"You don't always know where journeyman sax power Charles Davis will turn up-or with which ax, as he's a triple threat on alto, tenor and baritone-but his presence tends to indicate that all-stars are in proximity. Tonight, he has the esteemed pianist Cedar Walton on hand to reprise the moonlit bop they created on Davis' new "Blue Gardenia" (Reade Street), an album sure to make many year-end-top-ten lists."

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