This live double CD is a bit odd. Trumpeter
Freddie Hubbard's once beautiful tone was definitely on the decline by this point, which is particularly noticeable on high notes (which often sound painful) and the lone ballad "But Beautiful." Tenor-saxophonist
Javon Jackson seems content to imitate
Joe Henderson while pianist
Benny Green, who normally sounds like a mixture of
Bobby Timmons,
Gene Harris and
Oscar Peterson, here adopts the heavy tone and chord voicings of
McCoy Tyner. Bassist
Christian McBride and drummer
Tony Reedus play fine in support but these often-lengthy performances are not at all memorable. Better to pick up
Freddie Hubbard's earlier sessions instead.