Although he's still getting his sea legs as a leader,
Jerry Medina's Feeling Alright is a promising debut album from the trumpeter/vocalist. Most of the record is rooted in Latin jazz, but he also takes detours into straight Latin dances, like rumba and guaguanco, which only demonstrate what a versatile musician he is. On the whole,
Medina is a better trumpeter than vocalist, but there's a certain charm to his vocals -- and to all of
Feeling Alright, actually. ~ Terry Jenkins