The iconic music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn is interpreted and delivered by the team of pianist Michel Wintsch, bassist Banz Oester and drummer Gerry Hemingway with some clever arrangements in the mix. The trudging read of “The Mooche” includes some buzzing that makes you feel like swatting some flies, while Wintsch lays out the beat of the tracks on a clever read of “Take The ‘A’ Train”. Oester’s bass goes to the upper register along Wintsch’s ripples on “Fleurette Africaein” with some ivories creating dots and dashes on “In A Sentimental Mood”. Hemingway’s brushes stroll down the avenue on “In A Mellow Tone”, while he digs in with Oester on “Passion Flower”. Kaleidoscopic colors from sepia tones.