Anyway, I think the exploratory and overall "quiet" tone of ATGB has some roots in Fresh Air, where Julius had more vibes work and nontraditional-BMB instrumentation, not to mention just an overall feel of departing from the usual BMB mode in songs like "Cielito Lindo" and "Wave."
This gives me an interesting idea...
What if we substituted these two tunes for "As Time Goes By," "Left Field" and "Spanish Flea?" These three don't fit the album, honestly, and a bit of a rearrangement of "Cielito Lindo" would make it fit perfectly. And I've long felt that this was one of the better of Julius's albums since it's a departure from a formula that had been repeated for several prior albums. Tightening it up with like-minded arrangements would make it that much better.