From cheery dancehall-swing lifts to bluesy grassroots clippings, guitarist Graham Dechter presents a basket full of supper club-inspired jazz on his latest CD, Right On Time. Featuring drummer Jeff Hamilton, bassist John Clayton, and pianist Tamir Hendelman on the recording, Right On Time is an ambitious endeavor that showcases the quartet’s affinity for classic jazz topiaries. Their repertoire includes numbers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Wave,” Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington’s “The Nearness Of You,” Duke Ellington’s “I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues” and “In A Mellow Tone,” Cy Coleman’s “With Every Breath I Take,” Ray Brown’s “Lined With A Groove,” and the title track which was written by Dechter’s father, Brad Dechter. The quartet grooms their tracks to display a finery that puts their audiences in a reposing state and a gleeful mood.

The ballroom swagger of “Low Down” is buoyed by the flexing and squeezing of the guitar riffs, and the bluesy gloss of Dechter’s chords through “”I Ain’t Got Nothing’ But The Blues” have a sleek, burlesque shiver foddered by the jiggling pulses of Hendelman’s piano keys. The wispy breezes straddling “Wave” have a soothing touch, which shift to a dulcet, lullaby coasting in the imagery garmenting “The Nearness Of You.” The tapping patters of the drumbeats in “Broadway” have a showtunes thematics, which balloon into a cushiony cocktail-jazz ambience through the title track. The quartet dives into swells of festive beating and hardcore swing jetties matting “Squatty Roo,” which transform into a mellow gliding along “With Every Breath I Take.” The swiveling motions and crinkling bass pulls of “Lined With A Groove” have a chill-out vibe, and drift into a tranquil rolling along “In A Mellow Tone.”

Swing-inspired riffs reign supreme on Dechter’s album. His quartet shows support for one another while indulging in spontaneous jaunts which stamp the tracks with the quartet’s individual mark. The instrumentals display a group effort driven by Dechter and fastened with neatly splayed bolts. The group’s improvisations are manageable while unleashing a free spirit that entices audiences to fly with them.