Keyboardist
Joe McBride seems to have had a good time during parts of his Heads Up release, especially when he is trading off with guitarist
Larry Carlton, taking acoustic piano solos in a style reminsicent of
Ramsey Lewis or overdubbing his voices on the infectious "Everybody Needs Love" and "You've Got a Friend"...There are many melody statements by anonymous-sounding saxophonists (
Kirk Whalum,
Dave Koz and Wayne Delano)...dance music rhythms and other R&Bish vocals by
McBride... ~ Scott Yanow