Jazz singer/pianist Scotty Wright casts a mellow mood with his treatment of these timeless classics. Recorded at Treasure Island Sound in Hong Kong, he enlists a trio of the best players in the region - pianist Allen Youngblood, bassist Paul Candelaria and drummer Anthony Fernandes - on five selections. The entire album shows Scotty at his best: simple, concise trio arrangements, languid, explorative solo readings. Pure treasure... "Love songs can get mawkish if done wrong... but Scotty is sincere, and the mood is enduring....He tries so many things, and succeeds so often, that I smile thinking of what could come next." JOHN BARRETT, Jr. - Jazz Improv Magazine “Wright is a strong, yet easeful singer...hanging behind the beat, leisurely, as if designing the song, its pace, according to his needs..." WILLIAM MINOR - Jazz pianist, author, Monterey CA “What impresses me most about his singing is that he never messes around with a tune just for the sake of doing something different; he always has an artistic reason for what he does. Perhaps he has discovered another kind of beauty in an old song or he wants to paint a different emotional coloring from the one normally associated with a tune...Always he has a sense of the dramatic, so that solos build to a climax and end decisively at the right moment.” ROBERT TATE - JazzNow Magazine "The most gifted jazz singer in decades.” HUGH WYATT- New York Daily News