Big band leader Jim Waller plays tenor sax, soprano sax and Hammond organ, along with composing a few tracks here mixed in with standards for a bold and beautiful 20+ member team. There’s even a string section brought in for a dramatic take of “Rhapsody In Blue” that has the sax section lusciously framing the leader’s own tenor solo. Vocalist Jacqueline Sotelo gets sassy on voice and while scatting on the hp read of “I Love Being Here With You” and cozy on the back beating “Goody Goody” while gliding through “Georgia On My Mind” with the sweetness of a mint julep. The rhythm shuffles strong under Joey Colarusso’s bari sax on “Blues For Los Blues” and pianist Chris Villanueva anddrummer Will Kennedy propel the fertile latin soil on “Samba For Suzell”. The sections are strong, and the team shows its plugged in side on the foot stomping “Funksuite 109” with Waller wailing on the organ and Jason Valdez searing on the guitar. Swinging sounds.