After suffering through an 8-year recording hiatus, Greg Chako rose up in 2022 like a 'phoenix from the ashes' to record his 11th album as a leader, which features an all-original set of 10 songs, ranging in style from bluesy and traditional guitar-organ-drums trio, to a Brazilian-flavored Sextet with percussion and 2 vocalists. The format

After suffering through an 8-year recording hiatus, Greg Chako rose up in 2022 like a 'phoenix from the ashes' to record his 11th album as a leader, which features an all-original set of 10 songs, ranging in style from bluesy and traditional guitar-organ-drums trio, to a Brazilian-flavored Sextet with percussion and 2 vocalists. The format alternates vocal and instrumental songs, with trio, quartet, quintet and sextet, featuring the tenor and soprano sax of Brooks Giles.