Playing violin and viola, Ben Powell gives tribute to the recently departed swinging trumpeter Carl Saunders with vibrant reads of his compositions. He’s teamed up with the stellar Christian Jacob/p, Kevin Axt/b and Peter Erskine/dr many times overdubbing the two strings to create a rich texture a la Stephane Grappelli, as on the warm Just A Samba” and “Latin Tendencies”.There’s an elegance to pieces such as “”Solicitude” and Powell’s strings bounce for joy on the upbeat “Richeting”. Erskine adds an exotic rumble to “African Dreams” and Axt brings in a nifty feel to “Main Squeeze”. A cheerful tribute.