LaVerne Butler’s latest release, A Foolish Thing To Do, captures her confidence, fluid mastery of the jazz form and her genuine joy in the music. With esteemed sidemen Bruce Barth (piano), Darryl Hall (bass), Victor Lewis (drums), David “Fathead” Newman (tenor saxophone), Steve Wilson (alto saxophone) and Terell Stafford (trumpet), not to mention a full complement of strings on several tracks.