Rick Braun's debut Intimate Secrets, shows him at his most creative, as the album explores the realm of Fusion as well as Smooth-Jazz, but Fusion definately holds for this album. From smooth soundscapes to exotic and the surreal, this album is an excursion from start to finish and it is a definate album for traveling (whether by transportation or meditation\u002Fcontemplation really). Although this is somewhat different from Braun's later releases, one can always tell his signature sound of mellowness and the lush melody, flow, and feel.