Each of the songs on this CD (honored by Downbeat as one of the "Best Albums Of 2019") were inspired by and named after an important person in the life of the composer. In this case, that person was my Thursday night bandleader for the past 23 years--legendary Portland drummer Mel Brown.

[Personnel: Renato Caranto, sax; Mel Brown, drums; Dan Faehnle, guitar; Louis Pain, Hammond B-3]