While for the most part this is all jazz, there is quite a bit of range here. There are songs that land near Al Di Meola’s catalog. At other points, you might think you are in an old time jazz club. Still other songs land in more fusion territory. The two closers take it in completely different directions. The versatility really helps this flow from start to finish. It’s quite a satisfying listening experience.

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The guitar soloing here really sets the stage for a lot of what’s to come. We get some melodic and powerful fusion based work. The piano solo is a nice touch, too. This piece really has a great jazz groove.

This really does have a sense of a bygone jazz era. While there are modern tones, too, this feels very much like old school traditional jazz in a lot of ways.