Reviewer Julian Derry writes about the Nat Janoff Group's CD Looking Through, "Take three exceptional musicians, each with their own individual style, throw them into a recording studio melting pot along with a handful of exquisitely rich compositions and you cannot fail to create something very special. Janoff has been blessed with superior rhythmic support - bassist Matthew Garrison and relative unknown Gene Lake. A trio's balance is delicate and their role is not a servile one. Whilst the plump basslines and Lake's rapid-fire expressive skins style make prudent use of the foreground, Garrison's bass pyrotechnics are sparing; the arena to hear what he is more capable of is on his own recent self-titled solo album, and equally for Lake on Cycles. The opening title track rips it up, the guitar is harsh and gutsy when soloing, sublime upturned comping licks when not. Elsewhere this triad's working together exudes an essence of Lifetime, Williams-like frenetic drumming and blistering electric guitar, (but it's not so '70s, not so rocking - more tempered blues funk) yet elsewhere the strains of classic bop seep through, without ever being banal." Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Fusion/Jazz), total running time, 34:04 - Nat Janoff Group @ iTunes!