For the most part this is a series of surprisingly well-flowing jazz tunes with a variety of atmospheres, never hugely memorable but always great. The stereo mixing is an issue in places but rarely. 1 is life's good jazz, 2's city jazz, 3's dancy jazz, 7 is lazy slightly sexy jazz, and 8 is dancy again with cool drum breaks. Out of all these 7 does what it does the best and is a jam. 4 and especially 5-6 have a little bit more spice and feel a touch more interesting. 4 has a sort of sly spy/James Bond kind of vibe, then 5 is perhaps the weirdest of all and is really cool in that regard, and 6 starts off quite unique too although that goes down later on. Track conclusion is really nice. This is a very solid jazz record that I'd listen back to with great enjoyment, but in the grand scheme of his discog it doesn't feel quite legendary of marking enough to warrant top tier ranking. Great execution though. 3.7
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