Fans of guitarist
Bireli Lagrene's early work probably will not care for this often passionate CD.
Lagrene, who had switched from swing to fusion a few years earlier (and from acoustic guitar to electric), mostly roars throughout seven of his originals (plus
Django Reinhardt's "Incertitude"), jamming with tenor saxophonist
Bill Evans, keyboardist
Clifford Carter, electric bassist
Victor Bailey, percussionist
Café and one of four drummers. The music is well-played but not all that memorable; none of the original themes were destined to catch on. ~ Scott Yanow