Guitarist
John Scofield's final in a long series of releases for Gramavision (he would soon sign with Blue Note) finds him looking ahead toward his future directions. His sidemen -- organist
Don Grolnick, acoustic bassist
Anthony Cox, and either
Johnny Vidacovich or
Terri Lyne Carrington on drums -- join him for standards including "Secret Love" and "All the Things You Are," some New Orleans R&B grooves (most notably on "Rockin' Pneumonia"), and a variety of
Scofield's originals. The funk element heard on most of his earlier recordings is downgraded in favor of swinging in spots, and despite his trademark distorted tone,
Scofield plays some solos that are almost boppish. ~ Scott Yanow