Rollins played three sets, one in the afternoon and two in the evening, with different rhythm sections: Donald Bailey and Pete LaRoca, and Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones, respectively.

In 1987, the material from the original and double album was reconstructed in chronological order as two compact discs.

[4] On September 14, 1999, the remastered album was reissued by Blue Note as part of its Rudy Van Gelder series.

On April 26, 2024, the album was again reissued by Blue Note, remastered for the first time from the original master tapes.

"[5] Music critic Robert Christgau highly praised the album, writing: "Rollins is charged with venturing far out from these tunes without severing the harmonic moorings normally secured by a piano.