conceives a new style of jazz singer on her fourth album, . While the lively alto is not averse to putting her own stamp on evergreens like and her conception also extends to songs borrowed from various branches of the pop/rock era including folk-rock singer/songwriters ( 's ), pop/R&B ( ), and country-pop ( ). She is also willing to take on material closely associated with notable interpreters ( ), and to mix in the occasional composition of her own. The package is not as eclectic as all that might make it seem, since sticks to one of two sets of backup musicians, either cutting in her own studio in Eugene, Oregon, with her stage trio (pianist , bassist , and percussionist ) or outside Nashville with such noted local jazzers as guitarist and bassist . They find the jazz feel in such seemingly unlikely material as given a bass/drums accompaniment with some sax work by , and which actually is simple enough to provide a platform for improvisation. Throughout, sings with a light touch, even when she's dipping into Portuguese, French, or Italian. When she takes on the classical crossover standard the nominal closing song ( is billed as a "bonus track"), it has none of the histrionics applied by the likes of . and her musicians never lose sight of their duty to entertain, and that keeps this lengthy, varied set floating along to its conclusion. ~ William Ruhlmann