The versatile guitarist/composer follows up his acclaimed 1999 release, ONE BRIGHT MORNING with DEEP RIVER a simpler, more profound musical statement. He is joined by Juno-winning saxophonist Pat LaBarbera, world-famous bassist Neil Swainson, fiery drummer Greg Pilo, and, on several tunes, veteran keyboardist Doug Riley, on B-3 and Fender Rhodes. The ensemble is smaller than the last time out, and the music has a fiercer, more vital, energy. This is music with passion, depth, and a relentless swing.

This independent CD, released in July 2003 [Blue Gardenia 0301], features Tony Quarrington on electric guitar and vocals, Ron Davis on piano, and Ka-cheung Liu on bass. This was the trio that recently wound up an almost four-year stint at Toronto's REX JAZZ AND BLUES BAR. The core group is joined on the recording by guests Kelly Jefferson [Time Warp] on tenor sax, and Sarah Latendresse on vocals. The album contains 15 tunes, 14 gems from songwriting's golden decades, such as Cherokee, Sweet Lorraine, Paper Moon, and I Got Rhythm : as well as one original, a bouncy little blues called SWING STREET, which Tony Quarrington wrote for the band. The repertoire is melodic and infectious, and the grooves are swinging at all tempos, including the ridiculously fast Cherokee [As someone once said, many of Swing Street's tempos are actually illegal in certain municipalities.] Swing Street was heard at 2004'sTORONTO DOWNTOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL, playing behind JIM GALLOWAY, at Traders' Lounge, the Sheraton, and at Nathan Phillips Square..