Consisting of Javier Santiago/p, Ollie Dudek/b and Genius Wesley/dr (I want that first name!), the Scenic Route Trio provides classic sounding bop, post bop and bebop with joy and ferver. Santiago taps into his inner Bud Powell with a hard hitting left hand on the fiery “The Optimist” while he shuffles like Vince Guaraldi on the bluesy fun of “Pandemia”. Dudek leads the way on the uptown classy “Flight of Kawan” and is melodic for “Outta Somewhere” before leading the charge after Wesley hands him the crisp baton on “Lover’s Quarrel”. Hip trio tunings.