Monty Alexander came to Miami from Jamaica in 1960, when his mother moved the family in search of work, and while he became fully acclimatised to the north American jazz style, his albums have made frequent reference to the music of his homeland. In his last few records, propelled by a feeling that the old jazz community of New York has faded away, he has sought kinship with such compatriots as Ernest Ranglin, and here the Jamaican flavour is more pronounced than ever. Admirers of Monty's straight-ahead playing may find it hard to identify with the particular swing of the island rhythms, and Sly and Robbie's electric drum patterns can sound stiff, thin and synthetic, but the mood is relaxed, and in interpretations of such standards as "Chameleon", "The In Crowd", "Sidewinder", "Moanin'" and "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" Monty brings to bear his jazz know-how, laying fluent bebop over the lazy shuffle beats.--Mark Gilbert