LA Valley-bred Danny Jonokuchi continues to bring big band swing into popularity with his latest release. Besides blowing a warm trumpet, he even sings a bit on this collection of jazz standards, crooning on a hep cat “This Can’t Be Love” and a big sounding “ Skylark” with suave style. The band hits a Basie groove on a “Red Top” that includes guest Terell Stafford hitting the horn, while the horns charge forward on Wayne Shorter’s “Ping Pong” and get hip on Kenny Barron’s “Voyage”. It’s once again hep to be hip.