Warren,
Very nice Jazz Bossa! I like this type of music. Yep, I think the chance you took making this more contemporary worked well, especially accenting muted guitar notes smile Flutes are very well embedded. Sax playing is very nice too, but I would prefer it to be more bassy and wider (my 2 cents as a casual listener, not as somebody who knows smile )

P.S. The energy of your tune reminded me of jazz band "3rd Force". Very positive.

Thank you for sharing,
Misha.