 In 1998 she signed with MaxJazz, a fledgling music label, and that year she released her first CD, "It's All About Love", to great acclaim, including a best jazz vocal Grammy nomination.Her second CD, "Dem Bones" (a tribute to all the trombone players she had worked with in the Lionel Hampton and George Gee groups), released in 2001, was also a success, and received a glowing review from "Down Beat" magazine, the leading jazz publication.In 2002 she released her CD "Simply Natural", which was inspired by her love for the beauty found in nature.