An interesting if quite diverse set, this album is best remembered for featuring up-and-coming singer
Bobby McFerrin
on a few selections.
McFerrin
has his moments, as does tenor saxophonist
Chico Freeman
and such notable sidemen as altoist
Steve Coleman
,
John Purcell
on reeds, either
Kenny Werner
or
Mark Thompson
on piano,
Freeman's
longtime bassist
Cecil McBee
and drummer
Billy Hart
, among others. The material (by
Freeman
Thompson
and
Werner
) is actually not that significant, and the date on a whole is less memorable than many of
Chico Freeman's
earlier sets, but it has its enjoyable spots. ~ Scott Yanow