Two albums for the price of one here, with the title session from 1959 combined with the highly-regarded Time Further Out, made two years later. Wind purports to be a hymn to the American South, what with ‘Camptown Races’, ‘Swanee River’ and ‘Ol’ Man River’ among its nine, mostly short, tracks. The touch throughout is light and loose, Brubeck less bombastic than of yore, Wright’s pitter-pat bass and Morello’s spare accompaniment just perfect for Desmond’s flurry of ideas. Above all, this foursome swings, Brubeck almost Basie-like in his minimalism on ‘Swanee’, Morello’s crisp snare drum sound one of the wonders of the age. Even if some of the material is slight, Desmond seems imbued with the desire to make subtle, timeless music from it all, though it is a surprise to hear him tackle such hackneyed stuff as ‘Basin St Blues’. The title-track is simply lovely, Desmond as urgent as he is anywhere on the session, Brubeck moving from boppishness to Bach-ian counterpoint, Desmond similarly inclined. The second session is, of course, the follow-up to the legendary Time Out album that did so much to make Brubeck’s name. ‘It’s A Raggy Waltz’ and ‘Unsquare Dance’ make their first appearance here, to become staples of all future Quartet appearances, and still to be heard via son Darius Brubeck’s group too. The timesignatures on the album vary from 5/4 to 9/8 and don't seem to faze any of them at all. However, much Brubeck you may already have, this double dose remains an essential purchase.