Gene, I wouldn't say Randy is backward progression, anymore than Booker is backward to Clifford. Just different. He seems to be leaning more toward jazz these days than his previous inclinations, because jazz/rock is even more dead than straight-ahead jazz. So the new record might be OK, on par with most other new releases. That is to say, technically interesting, with no soul or balls. I would wait for the Amazon samples, or hit his earlier recordings at his peak.