Instant Vintage is all about creamy textures and prodding beatology. Tunes like "Body Parts" and "Doing What I Can" use string sweetening with unusually tasteful discretion. "Charlie Ray" taps into Shuggie Otis and Prince territory, while "Skyy, Can You Feel Me" is a jazz-funky excursion that sounds like Lonnie Liston Smith hanging with Donny Hathaway. Funk on the smooth side, without lapsing into the soporific tendencies of some of his nu-soul contemporaries, Instant Vintage offers the kind of flavor bouquet that's worth any price.