When it was first released on CD earlier in the year, Inspirations caused quite a stir. Now available on wax for the first time, the album sees Los Angeles jazz singer Dwight Trible cover some of the songs and artists that shaped his formative musical years, with a little help from Manchester-based bandleader, arranger and trumpeter Matthew Halsall. Highlights include a rousing, near riotous cover of Nina Simone favourite “Feeling Good”, a spiritual, harp-laden rendition of Hal David and Burt Bacharach’s “What The World Needs Now is Love” – a radical departure from the original, featuring one of Trible’s greatest vocal performances to date – and a poignant, heartfelt version of Leroy Hutson and Donny Hathaway’s still relevant “Tryin’ Times”.