Jeremy Pelt, The Talented Mr. Pelt (High Note). 
There is more here than meets the ear accustomed to quintets that knock off Blue Note bands of the 1960s. From his record debut in 2002—and notably since he established this group in 2007—the trumpeter has manifested originality as soloist and composer. Five of the eight tunes are his, with writing as free of clichés as is his playing. Pelt’s sidemen are seasoned pros: saxophonist J.D. Allen, bassist Dwayne Burno pianist Danny Grissett and drummer Gerald Cleaver. On Cy Coleman’s rarely heard “In Love Again,†Pelt has a flugelhorn solo of heartbreaking beauty.