Marty Elkins’ straight-ahead, smoky interpretations create a stimulating immediacy as she imbues these songs with a naturalness and sense of sheer fun that only an experienced artist can evoke.

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“Marty Elkins is the most effective purveyor of 1920s and '30s swing vocals recording today. As long as the American Songbook exists, Marty Elkins needs to be there to interpret it for us.”
~ All About Jazz by C. Michael Bailey

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featuring

MARTY ELKINS  vocals
JON-ERIK KELLSO  trumpet
JAMES CHIRILLO  guitar
JOEL DIAMOND  piano (6, 7, 10, 14), organ, alto saxophone (10)
STEVE ASH  piano
LEE HUDSON  bass
TARO OKAMOTO  drums, tambourine
LEOPOLDO FLEMING  percussion (10)

Produced by Frank Nagel-Heyer and Joel Diamond

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“A brisk but deeply moving stroll down memory lane… deeply soulful, divinely bluesy and often graceful and wistful vocals. She breezes, swings, romps through and caresses [the songs] like they never belonged to anyone else.” ~ JW Vibe by Jonathan Widran

“Another wowser! All of the songs have historic affiliations with legendary jazz/popular music divas such as Ella, Billie, Dinah's Washington. I think they'd all approve.” ~ Bebop Spoken Here by Lance Liddle

“The CD and the vocalist are FINDS. Marty Elkins “gets” and performs these 1940s and ’50s songs as if accustomed to bus tours, bandstands, and boîtes. Never less than appealingly melodic, vocals embody each lyric with artistry. The performer seems at ease with a vernacular others have difficulty singing. Everything from a languid ballad to sexy funk to “Cow Cow Boogie” sounds cool and natural.” ~ Cabaret Scenes by Alix Cohen

“A very fine disc by an obviously very gifted singer; this one is a winner. Elkins channels a little of Ella Fitzgerald’s style but filters it through her own sensibilities.” ~ The Art Music Lounge by Lynn Rene Bayley