Presented as "a King Crimson ProjeKct" (or spin-off), the album started as a series of improvisations between Jakszyk and Fripp, with Collins adding his parts later.

Levin and Harrison joined in near the end of the process, once Jakszyk had shaped the material into songs with fully formed melodies and lyrics.

Originally the frontman for eccentric English progressive pop band 64 Spoons, Jakko Jakszyk had an intermittent solo career (as well as putting in a stint as guitarist for Level 42), leading the one-off Dizrhythmia project (with Gavin Harrison) and working with a variety of musicians including Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, Swing Out Sister, Jansen Barbieri Karn and Tom Robinson.

[4] Reviewing A Scarcity of Miracles in All About Jazz, John Kelman commented that "it may lack the sharp corners, jagged edged and harder surfaces of latter-day Crimson, and there's none of the overt symphonic prog of early Crim, but Jakszyk's refined vocals, soft-spoken playing and haunting songwriting, Fripp's searing lines and orchestral soundscaping, and Collins' soaring soprano sax melodies make for the best group record—Crimson or no—to come from the Fripp camp in nearly thirty years.

This line-up went on to be the longest continuous one in King Crimson history (later adding drummer Jeremy Stacey in 2016), and performed a couple of Miracles pieces as part of their live set (the title track and "The Light of Day") during 2014-2016.