Alternatively titled La Menace in France, this album is probably baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan's only significant funk record. Probably driven partially by producer Don Elliott's input, Mulligan finds a streak of groove to add to his usual jazz style which results in a tense and very different style of funk underscore. The outstanding track on this album is the heavy duty downtempo mellow drum and bass funk of Introspect.

Overall Rating: 3

Dance of the truck | Introspect | Watching and waiting | Trucking again | New wine | The trap | Theme from La Menace | Vines of Bordeaux | The house they'll never live in | Watching and waiting (reprise) | The pantomimist | Introspect (reprise) | Vines of Bordeaux (reprise) |