Margie Notte & Friends
Just You, Just Me/Live At Cecil’s
Gnote Records
By George W. Harris

Husky-toned vocalist Margie Lotte impressively goes through an evening ’s worth of standards on this recorded gig from April 06. Notte is strong on timing and rhythm, and gives it a go with the snappy title tune and bluesy ‘Loverman’. An extra delight is the drumming of always reliable Cecil Brooks III, who keeps the beat crisp, and the wonderful tenor and flute work of Don Braden, who almost steals the show with his solo work throughout. A respectable treatment of the Great American Songbook.