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/contemplation 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.