Melvin Smith gives sounds from both sides of the tracks on this soulful album, playing tenor and soprano sax on an album featuring tunes from sax legends. The two moods come from the selection of keyboards, as pianist Jeb Patton and organist Greg Lewis swap roles throughout the album, with the former bringing in bassist Corcoran Holt, and Jeremy Warren holding down the drums to keep things swinging.With Lewis’ humming organ, the team gets greasy, with Smith’s soprano in a bluesy mood on mood on Sam Rives’ “Beatrice” sweet on “Letter To The Ancestors” and his tenor in a soul groove for “Golden” and the bopping “Darita”. Patton and Holt create a different neighborhood, as Smith digs in on the modal “Beatitude” and “Perseverance” and having his soprano preach it on a shuffling read of Wayne Shorter’s “One By One” and hitting the pulpit on the tenor for “Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child”. I’d pay to see either band, in either neighborhood.