Singer and trumpet player Augie Haas has a boy-next-door charm as he delivers a collection of vintage material from the Swing and Doo Wop period. He’s backed by a warm string section as well as a jazz team of Jared Schonig/dr, Carmen Staaf/p-org, and Dick Sarpola/b with his sweet tone of a horn leading the way on “Blackbird” and giving a bel canto read of “Georgia On My Mind” while raising a few eyebrows with a cleverly uptempo swing take of Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender.”
On vocals, he’s unassuming and charming on the restrained and romantic title track, fun and h ip on ”Goody Goody” swaying to “Earth Angel” and filled with romance on the uptempo “Will You Love Me Tomorrow.” He’s always calm and comfortable at the mic, never resorting to histrionics, just telling you a cozy story.