Displaying the trumpeter/vocalist's obvious love of the cool West Coast jazz sound of the 1950s,
Indelibly You also reveals some unexpected surprises. Delving into varied instrumental arrangements,
Nate Birkey features violins on "Natalie" -- the disc highlight -- in a style reminiscent of Jewish folk melodies, while "On to Guadalupe" begins with a nice gospel-influenced piano intro that eventually morphs into a Latin number. Elsewhere,
Birkey nails pianist
Russ Freeman's
Chet Baker vehicle, "Happy Little Sunbeam," and puts his trademark vocal imprint onto "It Never Entered My Mind."