Here’s a tasty guitarist you’re going to love. Amos Hoffman teams up with Omer Avital/b, Vince Ector/dr, Duane Eubanks/tp, Asaf Yuria/ts and Itai Kriss/fl for a mix of swinging small group pieces and a handful of solo acts. Of the former, the horns form a rich pilaf of sound on the gentle “Easy Going” while creating some clever framework on “After Lazy Moon.” The team boogies out the blues with Kriss’ flute on “Little Pigs” while Eubanks’ horn is crisp and bright on the title track. Hoffman himself knows how to make the strings moan, and he preaches it on the gospel grooved “Alone in South Carolina” while he does a stringed version Thelonious Monk’s piano on a clever “Pannonica” and doo wops the frets on “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.” His tone is easy on the ears, and he’s got an inherent sense of swing. Gotta love it!