This album is quite a departure from his earlier work for ECM. He is collaborating with stellar musicians listed on the cover. It is a laid back session, double album, with most of the material being pleasant saxophone motifs with acoustic guitar and electric guitar leads. It's on the folk side with Pat's clever sense of melody and beautiful harmony. On side three they break out to more open ideas, which is the name of the track, and then pretty scattered. Side four goes back to a mid western folk jazz feel. The whole concept is acoustic guitar with the sax as the leader and the bass and drums playing great support. Four stars.
