Personnel: John Pizzarelli (vocals, guitar); Jessica Molasky (vocals); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Aaron Weinstein (violin); Larry Fuller (piano); Martin Pizzarelli (bass instrument).

Vocalist Jessica Molaskey managed to parlay an extremely successful career in musical theater into an equally successful career as a recording artist. Often accompanied by her husband, guitarist John Pizzarelli (a successful recording artist in his own right), Molaskey favors hip, jazzy treatments of standards and gems from the American songbook, an inclination continued on 2008's A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON. John and Bucky Pizzarelli guest on guitar, and Martin Pizzarelli plays bass and Aaron Weinstein plays violin. The song selections include "Tea for Two," "You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You," and "Ain't Misbehavin'."

When Broadway actress Jessica Molaskey met jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli, an engaging partnership (both musical and marital) was formed. Molaskey enjoyed the musical family she married into, including father and guitarist Bucky and brother-in-law/bassist Martin, all of whom join her on her first CD for a purely jazz label. Rounding out the band is the talented young violinist Aaron Weinstein, a swinging, sensitive player in the St‚phane Grappelli tradition whose maturity on his instrument belies his youth. One of Molaskey's greatest strengths is her effortless ability to convey the emotion of each song without overdoing it, while her vocals are always right on the money. She also chose quite a few pieces that have long fallen into obscurity, including the upbeat "Happy Habit," the brightly swinging "Hello Sunshine Hello" (which interpolates "You Are My Sunshine" and utilizes multi-tracked vocals), and "Breezin' Along with the Breeze." John joins her for an intimate vocal duet of "Tea for Two" that includes the oft-omitted verse, along with their warm original "Hiding in Plain Sight," the latter adding guest Larry Fuller on piano. She also chose a pair of Stephen Sondheim songs, offering a playful rendition of "Everybody Loves Louis" (from Sunday in the Park with George and the sentimental ballad "Isn't He Something" (from Bounce. Jessica Molaskey will warm an audience of any size with this superb release. ~ Ken Dryden

JazzTimes (p.99) - "Molaskey again proves herself that rarest of commodities: a singing actress who can fully transport her stage skills to the recording studio, transforming each selection into a multihued mini-play."