On this 1970 session,
Kynard
was backed by a first-rate quartet of musicians that often appeared on
Prestige
soul-jazz dates of the early 1970s:
Houston Person
on tenor sax,
Grant Green
on guitar,
Jimmy Lewis
on bass, and
Bernard Purdie
on drums. Most of the original material was supplied not by
or the band, but by
's friend
Richard Fritz
, who penned four of the six tunes.
's one of the more understated soul-jazz organists of the era, and shares space pretty generously with the other musicians on these basic, funky vamps. The title track has an edginess in the riff that makes it stand out a bit;
"Bella Donna"
has a melody not far from
"Wade on the Water"
in places;
gets a real fat walking Fender bass tone on
"Trippin'"
(which he co-wrote with
); and
"Chanson du Nuit"
has a light bossa nova feel which contrasts pleasingly with the rest of the set. ~ Richie Unterberger