Listeners most familiar with
Chick Corea through his work with
Return to Forever and the
Elektric Band will be very surprised if they stumble across this LP. The music on the sextet date (which includes trumpeter
Woody Shaw and
Hubert Laws on flute) is often quite free and explorative, exploring a variety of moods (some of them rather violent). Rambling and uneven (particularly during the 29-minute
"Is"), this set is not essential but has its interesting moments. ~ Scott Yanow