A pleasant semi-jazz album by Singapore pianist, vocalist, Monteiro - he was reviewed HERE a couple of years back - who has a nice King Coleish voice as well as being an okay pianist albeit not quite in the latter's league although on Let's Fall in Love and others such as Walking my Baby Back Home, he runs Nat close on both counts.
There's also some nice blowing from Lakatos on tenor and Softly as I Leave You has an impressive, lyrical solo by Poh on bass.
The material comprises a choice selection of standards and one original all perfectly executed. My one quibble is the over-dubbed strings on five of the ten tracks which just tip it out of the Jazz rack and into the Easy Listening section which it may well have been aimed at in the first place.
Very relaxing and, if you ever follow in the footsteps of Hope and Crosby and take the 'Road to Singapore' be sure to check him out. He's known as the country's 'King of Swing'. Lance
Candy; Smile; Josefina; Moon River; Blame it on my Youth; Let's Fall in Love; You'll Never Know; Walking my Baby Back Home; My Romance; Softly as I Leave You
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