You could call this a concept album and you wouldn't be wrong. The concept is to fuse DJs with jazz. Many of the songs are classic jazz tunes with a modern urban twist. The result is a funky sound that I can easily imagine filling clubs across the country.

Some great guest vocalists appear on this album. Taj Mahal sings on "Reefer Man," which combines a Latin jazz sound with some very funky rhythms. Of course, Taj Mahal could sing the phone book and make it sound cool, so it's no surprise that this is a real highlight of the album. James Hunter sings "A Rose in Spanish Harlem." There is only one way to describe the vocals of James Hunter: S-M-O-O-T-H. Queen Esther (who does a tremendous cover of "Stand by your Man") provides the vocals for "Think," a song created using the "massive James Brown funky footprint." The liner notes nailed it. "Sure it's a serious message, but that doesn't mean you can't go right ahead and dance to it too.

"One for Malcolm" seems like a real tip of the cap to Miles Davis. It's an avant-garde jazz tune that was created when the band was given only a key a tempo and a time signature. Some sound clips of Malcolm X are laid on top of the melody. Overall, this song has a real retro feel.

"It's Just Begun" goes beyond funky background rhythms and moves a little closer to the world of trance. A little too much toward trance for my tastes. I feel like I need a glow stick when I listen to this song.