Edgar Winter came out of the chute kicking with this remarkable record filled with jazz, blues, and a little old-fashioned rock & roll. The record follows an established theme throughout its first side, stringing the songs together without breaks, highlighted by dreamy keyboard and sax work, plus
Winter's smooth vocalizations. But jazz isn't the only thing
Winter brings to the party. His first recorded version of the old
J.D. Loudermilk tune "Tobacco Road" throws a few nice punches (although the live version with
White Trash a few years later would prove the definitive one). "Jimmy's Gospel" plays on his early church influences, while "Jump Right Out" is the predecessor of half-a-dozen "jump up and dance" numbers
Winter would pepper his records with in the years to come. ~ Michael B. Smith