Guitarist Randy Napoleon cut his teeth in the clubs of Detroit and throughout the Midwest in the mid-nineties, only realizing after his move to New York how much his musical identity and values were forged by that scene. The jazz masters that still populate the region swing with uncompromising commitment, deeply steeped in the Blues and the language of Bebop. For this trio performance Randy pays tribute to 3 of the greatest of the mid-century "Rust Belt" masters, all of whom helped define the hardbop guitar sound: Wes Montgomery, Grant Green and Kenny Burrell.