begins right where left off, with Brazilian-flavored electric jazz and Rit handling the acoustic guitar, but soon veers closer to a more generic L.A.-based series of sounds and textures. adds electric guitar to several tracks, although the acoustic instrument dominates the album. is back on a couple of cuts, but the bulk of the backup is provided by the likes of keyboardists , and , bassist , percussionist and drummer . with vocals by , thankfully don't sound quite as commercial as previous attempts on earlier albums. Yet this CD represents a slight dip for at a stage in his career when his albums were gradually becoming classier and more musical. ~ Richard S. Ginell