The fine swing singer pays tribute to composer on this CD by performing 14 of his tunes, ranging from big hits to obscurities. sounds perfectly at home on such songs as "South American Way" (introduced by ), "I'm Livin' In a Great Big Way," "Doin' the New Lowdown" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street" among others. She is assisted on various songs by pianist (otherwise is on piano), the reeds (clarinet, tenor and alto) of , veteran tenorman (on one of his final recordings), guitarist and bassist . The latter two occasionally join in with on vocal duets. Overall, this is an excellent tribute with plenty of subtle surprises. ~ Scott Yanow