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- Artist: Stanley Jordan
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- Release Date: March 20, 1990
- Total Time: 70:00
- Genre: Jazz
Review
The first half of this CD by the remarkable guitarist Stanley Jordan is so strong that it is a pity that things decline during the latter half. Jordan is quite outstanding on "Impressions" and "Autumn Leaves," emulates B.B. King on "Still Got The Blues", interprets a thoughtful "Willow Weep For Me" and performs a dazzling tour-de-force on the uptempo blues "Fundance"; the latter two are unaccompanied solos that sound like duets or trios. However a couple of funk pieces (including an unimaginative rendition of "What's Going On") and a New Age synthesizer selection are on a lower level. The title cut clocks in at 21:45 and, although it finds Jordan creating "impossible" technical feats on solo guitar, it meanders on indefinitely and gets boring very quickly. This is a frustrating release; get it for the good half if you see it at a budget price. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Impressions | John Coltrane | Stanley Jordan | (7:18) |
| Willow Weep for Me | Ann Ronell | Stanley Jordan | (4:42) |
| Autumn Leaves | Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert, Joseph Kosma | Stanley Jordan | (7:58) |
| Still Got the Blues | Stanley Jordan | Stanley Jordan | (5:08) |
| Fundance [*] | Stanley Jordan | Stanley Jordan | (7:41) |
| What's Goin' On | Stanley Jordan | (6:26) | |
| Always Knows | Stanley Jordan | (4:37) | |
| Asteroids | Stanley Jordan | Stanley Jordan | (4:47) |
| Cornucopia | Stanley Jordan | Stanley Jordan | (21:45) |
