Nigel Waddington's second Cala album features top UK singers Vanessa Haynes and Ian Shaw. He explores the contemporary arranger's art through a wide variety of colours and styles, with an elite orchestra of West-End and session musicians.

The playing and recording sound is all top-notch, delivering Waddington's vision and executing it flawlessly, yet with a blinding verve and excitement...the state of big band music is in good hands as well as moving forward. londonjazznews.com