Nate Birkey Quintet - Indelibly You (2020)

Displaying the trumpeter/vocalist's obvious love of the cool West Coast jazz sound of the 1950s, Indelibly You also reveals some unexpected surprises. Delving into varied instrumental arrangements, Nate Birkey features violins on "Natalie" the disc highlight in a style reminiscent of Jewish folk melodies, while "On to Guadalupe" begins with a nice gospel-influenced piano intro that eventually morphs into a Latin number. Elsewhere, Birkey nails pianist Russ Freeman's Chet Baker vehicle, "Happy Little Sunbeam," and puts his trademark vocal imprint onto "It Never Entered My Mind."