Miles Davis's final Columbia recording (other than
Aura which was released several years later) includes his straightforward ballad interpretations of
Cyndy Lauper's "Time After Time" and the
Michael Jackson-associated "Human Nature," two songs he would play in most of his concerts for the remainder of his life. Other tunes (including "You're Under Arrest," "One Phone Call" and "Ms. Morrisine") were quickly discarded. In addition to
Davis (who had regained his earlier chops) tenor-saxophonist
Bob Berg, guitarist
John Scofield and guest
John McLaughlin get in a few decent solos on this competent but not overly memorable effort. ~ Scott Yanow