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Duke made a biggest sudden shift in his music - this time it is from the 80's R&B to a competent smooth jazz underlined music. Not betting on melodies anymore, it is more about feeling and atmosphere. Thankfully, music sounds more natural with the exception of tuned drums. There's no rush, each song has a room for the players to provide understated expression, in the best case it's a tasteful piano. On the flipside, the album goes on for too long given the material strength even though there is a certain track diversity - Latin instrumental, smooth jazz or contemporary R&B. The album is mainly recommended to those interesting in the revived Duke playing abilities