Gary Burton hits a sweet electric funky sound here, a great groove that really makes the album stand out from most of his other work! The support Burton gets is a big reason for the greatness of the date, as he's working in a group that includes Eric Gale on guitar, Richard Tee on piano and organ, Chuck Rainey on bass, and Bernard Purdie on drums. The album's got a bit of trippiness to it, kind of in the style of some of Herbie Mann's funky production work for the Vortex label, and a few cuts have producer Joel Dorn working with Arif Mardin on the cuts, giving them a more expansive sound that pushes Burton's playing nicely. The vibes have a dark chromatic quality to them that sounds great next to the sweeter playing of the funky player, and the record's filled with nice numbers. download
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