| Recorded at Sorcerer Sound, New York, New York on September 4-5, 1998 & January 6, 1999.
CMJ (4/9/01, p.23) - "...The tunes feature soul, funk, Ellington, downtown avant-garde, rock, blues and Afrobeat music all wrapped up in a smart jazz presentation....listeners will be amazed by how danceable this album truly is..." Down Beat (8/01, pp.75-6) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A musical world in which classic jazz and African pop co-exist peacefully..." JazzTimes (6/01, p.113) - "...Blake has once again assembled a crack band to bring to life his vividly arranged compositions....demonstrating that the jazz tradition is a palette, not a straight-jacket..." |