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He draws a sharp distinction between the three old sidemen, Cuter, Toledo, and Slow Drag – and the younger Levee. Cutler, the trombonist and guitar player, is the "most sensible," with a playing style that is "solid and almost totally unembellished"; Toledo, the pianist, "recognizes that limitations are an extention of "himself "and "his insights" are though-provoking"; and slow drag, the bassist, is "deceptively intelligent, though, as his name implies, hne appear to be slow." Levee is more flamboyant and "somewhat of a buffoon," with a "rakish and bright" temper and strident voice. Their personalities also reflect their attitude toward music; the older three favor the more plaintive, deeply emotional sounds of the blues; Levee, the flashier rhythms of