's guitaristry is well-documented on his first dates as a leader on the label, but , his only date for in 1971, is an under-heard masterpiece in his catalog. 's band for the set includes bassist , percussionist , on piano, flutist , trumpeter , and drummer . 's house arranger, , assembled and conducted the strings in a manner that stands strangely and beautifully apart from his other work on the label. understood 's understated approach to playing guitar; didn't belong with the fusioneers, but he could groove better than any of them. built a moody, atmospheric soundscape behind him, one that was as impressionistic as it was illuminating of a player who could dig in and chop it up -- as he does on his own composition, "Love Is the Answer," and -- and stroke it smooth and mellow, as on the title track, the truly sublime and ' This is at his level best as a player, to be sure, but also as a composer and as a bandleader. Magnificent. ~ Thom Jurek