Here’s a lady that’s got her finer on someone’s pulse. Brenda Earle Stokes sings her songs of various stages of motherhood, and she hits it all on the right notes playing the piano with Evan Gregor/b, Ross Pedersondr, Ingrid Jensen/tp and Melissa Stylianou-Nicole Zuraitis/voc. The messages range from kids moving out (“Saying Goodbye”) to trying not to lose your mind (“Who Am I Now”), even singing about the delivery date on “The Endless Wait”. The music itself is completely satisfying as well, with Jensen joining in on the bluesy “Sharp Edges” and Stokes’ piano adding a jazz feel to the Broadwayish “This Is Your Childhood”. An XX-elent release.