This is the second big band album from vocalist Brian De Lorenzo, and features Tom LaMark and The Tom LaMark Orchestra, performing a swinging collection of tunes that reimagines time-tested standards with fresh interpretations. “Toast of the Town, Vol. 2” spotlights beloved big band favorites associated with iconic midcentury vocalists, including Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Nat “King” Cole, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.

Highlights include classics by Julie Styne (“Just in Time”), Frank Loesser (“Luck Be a Lady”), Cole Porter (“In the Still of the Night”) and three songs by master lyricist Johnny Mercer. Part of what distinguishes the album from others are the rarely heard verses and De Lorenzo’s inventive song pairings.