Vocalist Marina Pacowski bops and coos with ferver on this mix and match album of Angelenos including Scott Whitfield/tb, Josh Nelson-Mark Massey-Bevan Manson/p, John Clayton-Mike Gurrola/b, Roy McCurdy-Peter Erskine/dr and Larry Koonse/g along with some one-off guests.
Tenor titan Joel Frahm swings with a scatting Pacowski on a lithe take of the title track, with Whitfield sliding around her lyrics to “I’m Old Fashioned”. A gorgeous trio with Massey and flugelhorn man Nolan Shaheed create an evocative chasson of “La Vie En Rose” while the horns swing to delight with Pacowski in an upbeat mood on “East of the Sung”. She sambas with Koonse on ”Moon and Sand”, and bounces to “Donna Lee”. Best of all are the minimalist pieces, one a duet with pianist Jon Mayer on a glowing “My Foolish Heart” and a flickering candle of “What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life” with Nelson and Clayton. This lady swings like a hammock.