My Way: Live at the Blue Llama Jazz Club

Anthony Stanco must love playing live, because this is already the second album I've heard from the trumpet/flugelhorn man with his band in action. Here, he's with Randy Napoleon/g, Xavier Davis/p, John Webber/dr and Joe Farnsworth/dr for a gig in Ann Arbor, MI, and the team is hopping!
Stanco goes bel canto around Dvis and Farnsworth on a glowing "Tango Italiano" while he's big and bluesy on 'Sicilian Shuffle" and even bigger and bluesier as he swaggers on Puccin's "Nessun Dorma". Meanwhile, Napoleon is a treat, glowing with Webber as Stanco's tone is old school on "Mack The Knife" while he hands the tender baton to the leader on "Mona Lisa" who pops the clutch and goes into overdrive". Stano is Miles hip when muted on "Negroni, No Twist" and bops till he drops and a clear "Pete's Alibi". Stanco's way on the high way.