The set of quintet performances was recorded in Paris, France.

[1] The title track was inspired by the playing of tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, who recorded with Weston between 1963 and 1966.

[2] Weston said: "'African Cookbook', which I composed back in the early '60s, was partly named after Booker because we (musicians) used to call him 'Book,' and we would say, 'Cook, Book.'

Sometimes when he was playing we'd shout, 'Cook, Book, cook.'

He would kind of take those notes and make them weave hypnotically.