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Corey Wilkes is an ambitious, modern trumpet player with projects ranging from jazz to hip-hop, including a stint with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. On this album, however, the tracks are a mixed bag and border on smooth jazz on more than one occasion (esp. tracks 2, 3, and 6) and I have a hard time getting into his rather oblique styles. Still, the omnipresent electric bass in the background on many of the tracks are reminiscent of Herbie Hancock's sound - try Remy's Revenge (tk 4) or Return 2 Sender (tk 7) for that kind of loose, groovy feel. The soulful vocals on Funkier than a Mosquita's Tweeter (tk 10) are lively and impressive; the spoken word from track 1 is less entertaining. All around, a decent debut album from this rising star.

This was a nice debut CD. It was very contemporary. I'm a lover of the old masters and their soothing tunes. I purchased this CD because I saw Corey three times in person and was impressed with his stage performance.

Music not very good, being a Chicagoan and a great fan of Corey I was disappointed in the music selections he played. He is far too telented to play the garbage he recorded .