The second recording of guitarist
Larry Coryell as part of
the Gary Burton Quartet (which included the vibraphonist/leader, bassist
Steve Swallow and drummer
Bobby Moses) is more memorable for the sound of the group than for any of the eight originals by
Burton,
Swallow,
Carla Bley or
Michael Gibbs. In fact, the closest piece to a "standard,"
Duke Ellington's then-recent "Fleurette Africaine," has the catchiest melody. But it is the interplay between
Burton and the rockish
Coryell in this early fusion group (predating
Miles Davis' Bitches Brew by two years) that makes this session most notable.