His new recording of Thelonious Monk's music, Green Chimneys, is not his first venture into Jazz. "Jazz is where I started," says Summers. "I've always been, in quotes, a serious musician. I went to university and studied classical music for four years." And he is no stranger to the music of Monk. "I've loved Monk since I was a teenager. When somebody gave me 'Monk At Town Hall', it really turned me around, incredible record! When I saw Monk play Fairfield Hall in Croydon when I was 16, it was absolutely the essence of jazz. It penetrated all the jazz of the time, it went to a much deeper place. Monk transcends any obvious generic descriptions. It's Monk. It's on it's own. You can say it's jazz, but the best of Monk is Monk. It always remains very fresh".

     On this new recording, he is joined by Dave Carpenter,bass; Peter Erskine and Bernie Dresel, drums; Sting, vocal on 'Round Midnight; Hank Roberts, cello; Joey de Francesco, Hammond B3 organ; Steve Tavaglione, clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophones; and Walt Fowler, trumpet. From the blues based pieces, Green Chimneys, Boo Boo's Birthday and Ugly Beauty to the more aggressive playing in Shuffle Boil and Hackensack, his interpretation of these pieces is personal, a mixture of jazz and rock, a look back to his roots. The highlight of the CD is undoubtedly the recording of 'Round Midnight, with Sting on vocals. Sting has not sounded this good in a long time and with the bluesy guitar work of Summers, they remake this song into a contemporary classic.