"On his second solo album, bass player Victor Bailey is quick to acknowledge his heroes: "Graham Cracker," with its funky, plucked bass notes, is a tribute to Larry Graham, while "Continuum," a tune by Jaco Pastorius, Bailey's predecessor in Weather Report, is given a vocalese lyric written and sung by Bailey and turned into "Do You Know Who," which contains lines like "Boy when I first heard Jaco play/I've got to admit I was blown away." Beyond these overt homages, however, Bailey doesn't really betray much of their influence in his playing or original tunes. More often, as a player he recalls a third hero, Stanley Clarke, while his compositions and their jazz fusion arrangements usually sound like they could fit in easily on one of the albums he made with Weather Report. This music turns out to sound like the fusion style popular in the 1970s and '80s." (Allmusic).
"The album is a very worthwhile catalogue addition for Weather Report fans, particularly for the two opening tracks, and will of course be vital for all completists of the band’s music." (Jazzviews)
Drie gepokte en gemazelde namen in de jazzrock/fusionwereld ontpokken zich samen tot een heus powertrio, waarbij Coryell rockier klinkt dan 'ie in jaren gedaan heeft. Op het programma staan bewerkingen van stukken uit diverse genres: rock (Led Zeppelins "Black Dog"), blues (het veelgespeelde "Born Under A Bad Sign") en jazz (Wayne Shorters "Footprints") alsook funk (James Browns "Sex Machine"). De heren geven er natuurlijk hun eigen draai aan en laten hun niet geringe virtuositeit op hun instrument horen.
Fusionbassist met Omar Hakim (d), Jim Beard (kb) en Dean Brown (g). Swingende wel wat veilige fusion met Bill Evans (s); dwingender tracks met doorwrochter spel van Bernie Maupin. Opmerkelijk: Victor solo over minimaal techno-ritmepatroon.
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