The Days of Wine and Roses

On Days of Wine and Roses, Vincent Herring runs through many of his favorite standards from composers like Jimmy Van Heusen, Henry Mancini, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Harold Arlen and Jerome Kern. Backed by pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Jesse Yusef Murphy, percussionist Daniel Sadownick, and drummer Billy Drummond, Herring turns in a sympathetic and graceful performance. Days of Wine and Roses may not be anything out of the ordinary — after all, these are straightforward versions of well-known songs — but it is a pleasant, enjoyable record. – Thom Owens