In a smoother 'suit', Cameroon-born jazz veteran Gino Sitson sings with a jubilant & life-affirming fluidity on VoiStrings (Universal). Using flowing melodic lines invoking classical vocalese, his crystal voice emerges with cellist Jody Redhage & violist Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin in sympathetic oscillation. With Helio Alves (piano), Lonnie Plaxico (bass) & Willard Dyson (drums), Sitson uses masterful body-percussion. & he's his own backup singer, joined by the exquisitely resonant Charenee Wade on one track. The album is layered in waves of polyrhythm, creating a cosmic swelling effect that takes the listener on a peaceful yet ebullient journey.