Recording over a dozen best-selling recordings for the North Star label, Bruce Abbott and The North Star Jazz Ensemble were a big part of the label's success over the years. Starting with small group collections of classic standards ("The Very Thought Of You", "The Way You Look Tonight", "Like Someone In Love") the group moved on to a series featuring jazz quartet with strings, ("Romancing The Sax", Moonlight & Sax", "Jazz For Lovers") and finally this thematic collection. The warmth and beauty of Bruce Abbott's playing on tenor, alto and soprano saxophone, supported by Paul Nagel (Bobby McFerron, Boz Scaggs) on piano, Marty Ballou on bass and Paul Mason on drums, creates a musical journey across America at once nostalgic, playful and evocative. Visit www.northstarjazz.com for additional information.