This is funk and fusion at its best. All the recorded music is composed by guitarist and band leader, Paul Ricci. As he states in the album liner notes:

"I collected my experiences and influences ...together in these compositions, in search of a personal common thread. New York has a mysterious way of presenting me with the cultural confluence of jazz, rock, blues, hard bop, organ trios, R&B, pop, Rhumba, Samba, varied Caribbean and African styles, Candombe and more. ... They were all on my plate. The compositions here were born of those influences," Ricci states.

The Ricci ensemble opens with "Major Look" that sets the mood for what is to come. His percussive strength and Brazilian flavors are soaked into this tune. They are blended with funk, with a nod to fusion jazz. This is followed by a tune he calls "Whenever" where his guitar takes the lead. This time I hear Middle Eastern influences in Ricci's music.

Artists

Paul Ricci, Anthony Jackson (bass guitar), Steve Jordan, Manolo Badrena (percussion), Michael Wolff, Alex Foster, Hugo Fattoruso, Jojo Kuo, Ramon Echegeray, Arturo Prendez, Abdoulaye Diabaté (leadvocalist), Jay Rodriguez Sierra, André Mehmari, Rogerio Boccato, Jurim Moreira, Valtinho Anastacio, Randy Brecker (trumpet)