For his third album,
Big John Patton decided to expand his band to quintet. Retaining the services of his longtime colleagues, guitarist
Grant Green and drummer Ben Dixon, he hired tenor saxophonist
Fred Jackson (who also played on
Along Came John) and trumpeter Richard Williams. The combination of two horns can occasionally overshadow the groove
Patton,
Green, and Dixon lay down, but for the most part the musicians augment the music instead of detracting from it. Nevertheless, the combo never manages to match the peaks of
Along Came John and
Blue John. There are several fine moments on the record, and
Green and
Patton are typically enjoyable, but the record overall is a slight disappointment after its two predecessors. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine