Since signed with urban jazz mecca in the late '90s, genre fans have known where to go when they're in the mood for love. Four of his seven albums have the word in the title, and the others are intensely romantic. ' high spirited ride on the love train continues on his eighth collection (and 16th overall), which finds him celebrating 20 years as a recording artist by paying homage to one of his biggest all-time influences, legendary soul singer . The saxman previously tapped into the vibe with his vibrant, party-ready cover of On , mixes old-school R&B textures and contemporary hip-hop with his trademark, sensual as always playing to fashion a unique kind of tribute. Rather than simply doing a set of covers, he uses his dreamy, candlelit twist on the title track (featuring the hypnotic vocals of ) and a passionate twist on as a springboard for nine originals that, as the album subtitle promises, spread true love in the late legend's spirit. can't specifically remember the first song he ever heard, but he thinks it very well might have been He throws a knowing wink to that romantic benchmark hit -- dubbed one of the "Top Ten Sexy Songs" of all time by -- with his cleverly titled whose catchy, free flowing sax melody rides smoothly over crunchy, handclap percussion. After kickstarting the set with a coolly soulful invitation to he goes retro on three key tracks: the candlelit romance which starts with an old-school Fender Rhodes intro; the bouncy shuffle funk tune which mixes a hypnotic clavinet with colorful sax improvisations; and the trippy and playful whose wistful soprano melody is balanced by quirky and spacy old-school keyboard sounds. ~ Jonathan Widran