Wesla Whitfield, Mike Greensill Trio, The Best Things In Life
Wesla Whitfield plugs her current of understated energy into a diverse collection that encompasses “The Best Things in Life Are Free†from 1927, “Bein’ Green†from Sesame Street, and “Walkin’ After Midnight†from the Patsy Cline hit parade. There are also standards by Loesser, LeGrand, Arlen and Frishberg, among others. Whitfield is often billed as a cabaret singer, but with the rhythm section of pianist Mike Greensill, bassist John Witala and drummer Vince Lateano supporting her time sense, phrasing and inflection, the fuzzy border between cabaret and jazz disappears. Nat Cole’s “Errand Girl For Rhythm†is a case in point.