An eagerly awaited release from the Oakland California-based Street Sounds. Their vibrant and full sound graces a variety of genres on this baker's dozen of songs, from a doo-wop medley (including 'Dancing In The Street' and 'My Girl,' and featuring a sort of live interview with the group members) to the infectious former hit by the Dramatics, 'What You See Is What You Get.' In between listen to the original 'Kwanzaa Celebration' (one of several Street Sounds compositions), 'Route 66' and '(I Can Fly) Jacques Song,' the latter two as swingin' as it gets, their chord voicings more than a little suggestive of the Manhattan Transfer. Also, Monk's 'Round Midnight' and Waller's 'Black and Blue' are lushly fleshed out by the quintet's mix of two male and three female voices. Impressive.