With outstanding support from guitarist Pasquale Grasso, pianist Ben Paterson, bassist David Wong and drummer Kenny Washington, the title track – first recorded almost 100 years ago in 1923 by Bailey's Lucky Seven – blazes like an exploding star. Augmented by horns (trumpeter Terell Stafford, trombonist Donavan Austin, tenorist Kendrick McCallister), there’s a wondrous take on Monk’s ‘Round Midnight’ (in the version with lyrics by Hendricks) while, accompanied solely by Grasso, the singer’s incredibly beautiful timbre is heard to best effect in the Gershwins’ ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’, which brings this staggeringly fine album to a close.

Samara Joy is a charmer. She’s got a voice that hits in the middle register well and she wields it knowingly, paying homage to the jazz song book and owning the moment all the same. With this band, particularly guitarist Pasquale Grasso, Samara Joy has all the tools she needs to make the kind of Verve album that feels respectfully timeless.