I call this the third album in Joe Sample's "trilogy of beautiful CD's." "Invitation" finds Joe interpreting the older "classics" ("Summertime," "My One and Only Love," "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Stormy Weather"), recent "classics" ("A House is not a Home") and soon to be classics ("Black is the Color," "Invitation"). Very few pianists evoke a mood the way Joe does and this is a CD filled with beautiful mood music. Want to relax? Put this in first along with "Ashes to Ashes" and "Spellbound," (in that order) and let this CD start the journey to reflection and relaxation for you when you get home after a hard days work. BEAUTIFUL.