This is EZ listening music for playing, as background music, when company is visiting (especially for vistors who don't care for jazz). For the "real" Gary Burton, I would recommend Duster. Duster is an astonishing album that seems to have some "extra-musical" qualities. Each piece in Duster is not merely like listening to a tune, but like taking a sort of journey. I saw the Gary Burton Quartet perform the music from Duster in circa 1969, when they opened for Cream at the Fillmore Auditoreum in San Francisco. By "Cream," I mean Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce. Duster is the album to get, not the album called "Like Minds."

If you are interested in top flight jazz licks played by top flight musicians--this is your treat for the week. There is no way you can go wrong spending a portion of your entertainment
$ on this disk. Pat Metheny at his very best and enjoying
every moment. Gary Burton and his vibes are in top top
form. Drums,Bass,keyboards are also top top notch.
Pour youself a glass of whatever strikes your fancy,relax and
let the music wash over you. relax and enjoy. you deserve it.

This album is a must have. Dave Holland and Roy Haynes hold down the time so effortlessly. Every player complements every other player so well that if someone is phrasing in triplets or sixteenths the rest of the group is really feeling that time too. It's hard to describe but the interplay on this disc is about as good as it gets and it feels so natural and swinging. The song selection was well planned. There are very slow tunes as well as very fast ones, making this a good album to listen to straight through. Unfortunately the mix is not as good as it should be. Pat and especially Dave sound particularly muddy. But I bet it would be difficult to mix for three chordal melody instruments, piano, vibes and guitar with such similar overtones. Still, this disc would be worth buying just for Dave... or Pat... or Chick... or Gary... or Roy. Everyone is so turbo-fantastic!