The purpose of the orchestra was to provide concerts for educational purposes. All of the songs were originally instrumental, as things developed Love decided to write some lyrics for his compositions and bring in a vocalist. The chosen one was Ms. Tierney Sutton. Tierney had a sophisticated and dynamic vocal style that suited the music perfectly. The addition of the vocals is comparable to a butterfly coming out of it's cocoon, each song is now more beautiful and colorful.
Love refers to the music as symphonic beauty with a beat.
It couldn't have been described any better. The advantage of listening to music like this is that you have the opportunity to hear a vocal and instrumental version of the same song. When the vocals are taken away the number takes on an entirely different complexion. Using jazz as a springboard - many elements of classical, swing, Latin and tropical become part of the mix effectively. This collection is a very fine example of the elasticity of jazz.