Jaelem Bhate displays his composing skills with a large 18 member jazz ensemble on this collection of modern orchestrations. He combines shorter pieces with a centerpiece of a four part “Pacific Suite,” which is almost Copland-esque in its wonder and atmosphere. From the suite, “Straits and Narrows” has the horns create rich harmonies, with the rhythm team sauntering to “Weeping Sikies, both featuring the strong tenor sax of Steve Kaldestad. Muted horns on “Strung Along” frame Ricardo Halabi’s guitar, and wafting brass and reeds sway around Brent Mah’s melodic alto sax. The rich horns are filled with clever arrangements, punching out “On The Edge” and floating on the dreamy “When I Was Loved.” Modern Big Band sounds with allure.