From its earliest editions, the Isola Jazz festival, first held in 2005, has hosted innumerable exponents of international jazz, including the great drummer Bobby Durham, to whom the festival has been dedicated since 2009. This beautiful live performance — recorded in Italy, but by a group of musicians who record for Japan's Venus Records label — easily one of the classiest jazz imprints of the past decade or two! And as a further twist, a number of the artists here are American — which makes the whole thing a great trans-national performance, handled with energy to match.

This collaboration between wonderful Italian pianist Massimo Farao' and veteran of the New York jazz scene, tenor sax man Jerry Weldon features 1930's & '40s Standards on SACD.

The Super Quintet is formed of Philip Harper on trumpet and vocal, Jerry Weldon on tenor sax, Massimo Farao' on piano, Nicola Barbon on bass and Byron Landham on drums. Recado Bossa Nova features the title song plus "Vicksville", "Filidia", "It's You Or No One", "No Room For Squares", "This Will Make You Laugh", and more.

Vocalist & trombonist Rita Payes is joined by Jerry Weldon, Massimo Farao’, Nicola Barbon, Louis Hayes and Jimmy Cobb for this set which includes "Someone To Watch Over Me", "Bewitched", "September Song" and "Theme For Basie".