It's ironic that the saxman named this album The Lost World because after this, he was rarely heard from again in the smooth jazz realm where he had such a promising start with 1990's Dancing With Tigers. This was his attempt to try something more interesting than typical radio fare and, at least artistically, it's an interesting work: a players project with a more groove-oriented, live-band energy. Most appealing are the interactions between Borton and cohorts Steve Allee (acoustic piano), Steve Recker (lead guitar), and Kevin Chokan (rhythm guitar), as well as cameo performances by acoustic guitarist Peter White and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. The album begins with the smooth, soulful "Soul Central" but finds its real groove in the four part sax harmonics of "Swingopolis." The adventurous title track finds Borton blending alto, baritone, and EWI and draws upon his many varied influences, from Duane Eddy to Doumbek Arabic music and R&B. The fact that this one didn't receive the same audience as Borton's first gives credence to the oft-heard complaint about smooth jazz radio not embracing risk takers. Still, it's a shame he didn't capitalize on all the potential.
專輯曲目
1.Soul Central
2.Swingopolis
3.Wonder
4.Lost World
5.On Your Ear
6.S.O.S.
7.Shadow Falls
8.Where Are We Going?
9.Dream On
10.Wish 1
11.Cellophane Man
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The Lost World
阿瑟·柯南·道爾（Arthur Conan Doyle；1859—1930）於1912年出版的長篇科幻小說《失去的世界》（The Lost World）。講述的是由動物學家查倫傑教授帶領的一支探險隊，深入不為人知的原始世界，發現了史前恐龍。《失去的世界》有意寫成一部報告文學：卷首有一幅“探險隊全體隊員”的照片，照片上柯南·道爾自己戴著一副大鬍子裝扮成查倫哲教授，插頁里還印上了一些別的假照片；而且，查倫傑的頭像還被鑲在貼金的封頁上，下面裝模作樣的寫了這么一句套話：“您的真誠的喬治·愛德華·查倫哲”。
遺失的世界-海報