by Andrew Hamilton
&Sweet Honey Wine& lives up to its title, it begins cool and melodic and makes you wish you were sipping piña coladas on an island. &I Need Your Love& opens softly before revving up, only to be drop kicked by a wimpish male vocal. Smith achieves a Latin feel on &What's Done Is Done,& but once again an insipid vocal and weak lyrics render it unplayable; a shame because there's a striking guitar solo. Lonnie gets back on track with &Do It& -- it isn't jazz, but it's a decent groove underscored by an incessant rhythm guitar and a spirited organ solo. &Journey to Within& is like the title implies, dark and moody, music to stroll graveyards by. You would expect a three-headed monster to jump out your speaker. It settles into a sweet petulant groove spearheaded by a tenor sax solo and Smith's deep, spacey keyboarding on the black keys. The last cut, &My Latin Sky,& is light and bouncy, and the most traditional jazz offering.