There's lots to like here: the stately feel of the ballads that US sax veteran Steve Slagle (Carla Bley, Joe Lovano, Mingus Big Band) chooses to include; then there's some great solo featured spots by Randy Brecker and wrapping all of this up so tidily an expert rhythm section with Bruce Barth on piano, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Jason Tiemann on drums. Brecker on 'Reflections' brings a real humanity to his solo and the whole interpretation has a fantastic warmth to it. As for Slagle he is best on 'If You Could See Me Now' which makes you feel transported directly into a jazz club given how much late night atmosphere the track and for that matter the whole album has. OK to some Into the Heart of It may be just another middle-of-the-road standards album but that would be to deny the impeccable musicianship and taste of all concerned here.