"A totally decent album by David Benoit! Contemporary jazz, so smooth and gentle, is blended together by the cool sounds of electric guitar, bass, light percussion, and piano. David Benoit is in top pianistic form with his impressive jazz improvisations, and is spot on with his harmonic arrangements. Like most of his albums, this is very listenable. But unlike some of his other albums, this one stands out as containing neither cheese nor orchestra. Every piece here exudes their own flavour, but assemble perfectly as a suite in tribute to the eager wait for Spring (which may well be an allegory for romance). Whether we are sailing through moments of quiet and introspection, or sambaing to excitable hues of rhythms and blues, this is an album perfect for wining and dining, or for cozying up by a warm fireside." (Discogs).
"For his recording debut, Ivo Perelman performs seven folk melodies, five of which are traditional Brazilian children's songs. A powerful tenor player whose style and sound at times recalls Albert Ayler, Gato Barbieri, and Clifford Jordan, Perelman uses the simple melodies as points of departure and places to land after his intense and fairly free but melodic improvisations. The first three songs co-feature vocalist Flora Purim, who is at the top of her game. Two of the other pieces have Perelman dueting with pianist Eliane Elias. The two bassists, John Patitucci and Buell Neidlinger, work together quite well. Don Preston takes a wild synthesizer solo on "O Cravo e a Rosa," and both drummer Peter Erskine and percussionist Airto are colorful in support. But the main star throughout the CD is Ivo Perelman, whose distinctive sound, relative ease in the falsetto register, and creative spirit were already quite impressive at this early point in his career." (Allmusic)
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