This is a fairly typical
Larry Carlton date, with a mixture of music (funky jazz, R&B, some rock influences and a bit of pop) and some distinctive if unadventurous guitar playing.
Carlton, who is joined by an electric rhythm section (including keyboardists
Terry Trotter and
Alan Pasqua) and occasionally saxophonist
Kirk Whalum, sounds fine, but the music appears to have been geared toward potential radio airplay. The biggest surprise is a version of
Eric Clapton's "Layla." ~ Scott Yanow