Vintage Blue Note sounds are re-interpreted by the swinging team of Mike Manny/p, Nathan Hiltz/g Neil Swainson/b and Morgan Childs/dr. The joy here is in the song selection as these guys pick the best of the litter, as Hiltz creates gorgeous droplets of string on Wes Montgomery’s “Leiti” while Manny has the run of the table on the rapid fire’d read of Horace Silver’s “Virgo”. The team swings with delight on “Tangerine” and dig in deep on Freddie Hubbard’s title tune. There’s a hint of classic Nat “King” Cole’s style on Manny’s on “Betty’s Buns” while the team bops with delight on the Messenger’d “Ugetsu”. This is a fun one!