1995

I am glad to be the third person to review and I feel bad for all the millions of people that aren't reviewing one of the greatest sound fusions of in a while. Its like skunk funk on roids. I have had this album in my car for 12 years and I'm on my third copy. I imagine I will listen to it for the rest of my life.

Several years ago, a friend of mine lent me a copy of this CD (the original release) with no more words than "listen." After the first bar, I was hooked. How do you describe an ensemble that mixes jazz, funk, R&B, rock, hip-hop, reggae, soul, and western; and gets everything right? You don't. You give it to a friend and say "listen." This is a musician's album. A way to learn more about your craft. It does not matter what you play. This is a music fanatic's album. An experience to lead you into other things, other ideas, other realms. A vocalist (Dean Bowman) that can rap, scat, yodel, free verse, and (oh, yeah) sing--and do them all well, is really something to behold. Dave Fiuczynski is a guitar mad scientist. I would not be surprised if his licks achieved self-awareness one day and enslaved humanity. Fima Ephrom is one of the most under-rated bass players out there today. Everything he plays is technically and musically advanced without anything seeming flashy or out of place. Every note is absolutely right, and there is no hint of the obligatory "look what I can do" that happens all too often when bassists get to have fun. Jojo Meyer's drum work is exactly where it needs to be. Excellent interplay with the other band members. Daniel Sadownick's auxiliary percussion adds the perfect accent to this ensemble: moving it along where necessary, and accenting only when it works. A must buy.