Back to a more varied approach -- encompassing Latin, funk, jazz-rock, and even country ("Country Rose") -- with nice results. Nine insturmentals and only two vocals (reprising
Canned Heat's "Future Blues" and
Pure Food & Drug Act's "My Soul's on Fire"), handled by
Lori Davidson, on this live-in-the-studio audiofile set.
Mandel's nod to
B.B. King on "Mashed Potato Twist" is worth the price of admission.
–
Dan Forte, Rovi