Post-bop singer J.D. Walter is among the promising male jazz vocalists who began recording in the '90s; a relatively small group that also includes, among others, Kurt Elling, Kevin Mahogany, Lou Lanza, Allan Harris, and Giacomo Gates. The Pennsylvania native, who is a talented scat singer and interpreter of lyrics, brings a variety of influences to the table. Reviewers and jazz critics have cited Bob Dorough (who wrote the liner notes for his Sirens in the C-House CD), Dave Frishberg, Mark Murphy, and Jon Hendricks (among others) as male influences, and Walter has claimed Cassandra Wilson and Betty Carter as influences. Walter can be far-reaching and adventurous when it comes to choosing material: he has included well-known Tin Pan Alley standards in his repertoire, but he has also turned his attention to everything from pianist Bill Evans' "Turn Out the Stars" to Stevie Wonder's "Golden Lady" to the compositions of soprano saxophonist Dave Liebman. And Walter is a capable composer/lyricist who included some original material on his albums.