Stepping into the spotlight, Dillard recorded his only album as a solo improviser, With Michael Boving's Rhythmakers, at the age of 79. Released in 1991, the album featured the accompaniment of Denmark-born banjo player Boving and his band, featuring trombone player Ole Fessor Lindgreen, tenor saxophonist/clarinetist John Defferary, alto saxophonist Hans Leonardo Pedersen, pianist Hans Knudsen, guitarist Leif Bjerborg, and drummer Didier Geers. While Dillard does a convincing job with Lindgreen's original tune, Boiled Dog, most of the album was comprised of jazz standards, including Bill Bailey, Basin Street Blues, Sweet Lorraine, St. James Infirmary, and Tin Roof Blues. Dillard died four years after the album's release in 1995. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi