Giacomo Gates affectionately and effectively steers the work of the toughest and most sharply unique songwriters of our time and into straight-forward jazz vocal territory – and it's works really well! The backing is done by a stripped down combo who lay down guitar, bass, drums and piano – with sax and flute on a couple. Gates' husky baritone is well suited to the material and the it's well chosen set list, which includes "Show Bizness", "Lady Day And John Coletrane", "Winter In America", "Is That Jazz", "New York City", "It's Your World", "Madison Avenue" and "Legend In His Own Mind". 10 tracks in all. CD

Backed by a large group led by Vincent Herring on alto sax and flute – with Jeremy Pelt and Tom Harrell on trumpet, Seamus Blake on tenor, Gary Smulyan on baritone sax, Steve Turre on trombone, and Mulgrew Miller on piano. CD

With Charles Earland on Hammond and Eric Alexander on tenor sax! CD

Features Charles Earland and Eric Alexander! CD