Vintage cool sounds of the 50s and 60s when it was hip to be hep are captured by the duet of John Fumo on trumpet/flugelhorn and Don Markese, who plays just about every woodwind in the musical canon. The two supply the bass, keys and drum tracks with the exception of Ed Smith on the sticks for the muted “The Mood Within”. Fumo gives a Blue Note Miles tone to the relaxed and spacious “Gilman’s Strut” and is in a Blue and Green mood for “When I Think Of You”. The horns are warm on the gorgeous “Quiet Colors” and a dash of Davis’ In A Silent Way gets the team into dark territory for “Without A Word” and “What Was That?!!”. Markese’s baritone teams with Fumo for a California Cool “The Baker’s Mulligan” and they show they can go outside the lines as well with a peaceful “Ornette’s Kitchen” mixing the shape of jazz to come with modern musings. Markese taps into vintage Coltrane on the bluesy “Traneosity” and the team gets funky for “Mr. Kool”. A wide range of colors and moods make this a clever melding of colors and sounds. A tasty smorgasbord.