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Paul Buskirk专辑介绍：by Stewart MasonProduced by Paul Buskirk's longtime friend Willie Nelson (Buskirk was the star of Nelson's Stardust album in the early '80s) and released on Nelson's own label, Nacogdoches Waltz is a fine collection of jazz standards (plus a playful take on Bach's "Jesu (Joy of Man's Desiring)"). Although Buskirk gained his name playing in the hot Western swing style of Bob Wills and others, this is a more traditionally jazzy recording. The tempos are largely sedate (only the brief "Little Rock Getaway" picks up the pace, and even it's just a fast shuffle), and while Buskirk's playing -- largely on the mandola, the beefier cousin to his primary instrument the mandolin -- is typically excellent throughout, there's a sense of restraint to this too-brief album that makes it slightly disappointing. Not every jazz album has to be a cutting contest, of course, but a bit more swing on songs like "Sophisticated Lady" is always welcome. As a result, Nacogdoches Waltz is pleasant, but disappointingly slight.