Singer and song writer Whitney Marchelle stamps you with her own style immediately. This smooth & straight-ahead jazz CD, "Me, Marsalis & Monk", demonstrates the art of composing "in the moment". Featuring Reginal Veal & Neal Caine - bass, Wycliffe Gordon - trombone, Clark Terry - trumpet & fugelhorn, Don Deigo - tenor, Patience Higgins - soprano sax, Eric Durham - guitar, Eddie Davis - trumpet, Terreon "Tank" Gulley & Sylvia Cuenca - drums, Kofie Burbridge - flute, Wynton Marsalis' own Walter Blanding Jr. - arrangements & sax, Dan Nimmer - piano, and Barry Sames - piano. One of the producers is Grammy winner Phil Tan. Whitney wrote 6 tracks along with the words to Wynton Marsalis's tune, Loose Duck. The remaining 3 tracks of are by Thelonious Monk with words by Jon Hendricks.