Jazz is not the commercially popular, chart-topping genre it once was in the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, and in the first decade of the 21st century, most casual listeners consider it a marginalized music that requires extra concentration and devotion to comprehend and absorb, but like most generalizations, there's only some truth in that view. This easy-flowing set of vocal and instrumental jazz is themed around dreams and dreaming, and with tracks like
Little Jimmy Scott's "If You Are But a Dream,"
Woody Shaw's "You Stepped Out of a Dream," and
Bill Frisell's "Beautiful Dreamer," it flows as smoothly as a nice breeze on a warm summer's evening, and is every bit as accessible. ~ Steve Leggett