Like his old boss Sonny Rollins, guitarist Broom has a knack for picking unlikely tunes--by "60s rockers the Turtles, Box Tops, and Four Seasons, among others--perfectly suited to ungimmicky jazz treatments. (Jazz guitarists did that in the "60s, too.) They"re shockingly normal, sometimes. The dramatic opening of Sly & the Family Stone"s "Stand!" becomes a modest chordal sweep, but as soon as bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Dana Hall drop into easy swingtime, you"re on solid ground. Broom"s jazz-classic flatpick attack, fadeaway tone, and translucent chords are well framed by the bare setting, and because he grew up with these tunes, he knows their virtues from the inside. He also has a jazz musician"s instinct for setting a perfect tempo. A fast and bright "House of the Rising Sun," quick-waltzing "I Can See Clearly Now," bluesy "Monday, Monday," and a couple of surprise odd time-signatures all work surprisingly well, and make up for a misstep or two. --Kevin Whitehead