▁and ▁De J oh net te ▁are ▁cred ited ▁on ▁synth es izer , ▁but ▁the ▁sounds ▁they ▁employ ▁are ▁remark ably ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁old - f ashion ed , ▁analog ▁W url itzer . ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁F av ors ' ▁reson ant , ▁gro oving ▁bass lines ▁and ▁De J oh net te ' s ▁loose ▁straight - e ighth ▁rh yth ms ▁the ▁result ▁is ▁somewhat ▁a kin ▁to ▁Mil es ▁Davis ▁in ▁the ▁In ▁a ▁Sil ent ▁Way ▁period ." ▁ ▁The ▁P engu in ▁Guide ▁to ▁Jazz ▁describes ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" A ▁surprising ly ▁straight - a head ▁jazz ▁record , ▁strongly ▁influenced ▁by ▁electric - period ▁Mil es ▁Davis ." ▁ ▁The ▁All ▁About ▁Jazz ▁review ▁by ▁Dan ▁McC len ag han ▁says ▁" Smith ' s ▁horn ▁work ▁is ▁very ▁Mil es - like , the ▁wounded , ▁open ▁horn ▁cry , ▁the ▁pla int ive ▁and ▁intros pective ▁m ute ▁work , ▁the ▁jud icious ▁use ▁of ▁silence ." ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁Jazz Times ▁D uck ▁Baker ▁notes ▁that ▁" E ven ▁though ▁' 7 0 s ▁Mil es ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁departure ▁point ▁for ▁The ▁Year ▁of ▁the ▁Ele ph ant , ▁jazz - rock ▁fans ▁may ▁not ▁feel ▁comfortable ▁with ▁the ▁music ▁while ▁listen ers ▁who ▁usually ▁have ▁trouble ▁with ▁rock - type ▁rh yth ms ▁may ▁be ▁amaz ed ▁to ▁hear ▁them ▁used ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁cre ative ▁context ." ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁All ▁compos itions ▁by