[7] The concert that appears on the recording was presented as part of the Live New Departures series and was organized by Victor Schonfield, Pete Brown, and Michael Horovitz.

[9] In response, Coleman quickly composed "Sounds and Forms for Wind Quintet," becoming the UK's first African American "concert artist.

[8] According to Horovitz, Coleman, in response, "instantly whizzed into an immaculately faithful version, whose lightning variations prompted the first of the evening's extensive series of standing ovations.

'"[8] In a review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick wrote: "this live concert captures Coleman in a transitional period that found him experimenting with contemporary classical forms as well as making more frequent use of the violin and trumpet.

In many ways, it can be heard as an extension of the ideas first encountered on the ESP Town Hall Concert recording... there's an extremely refreshing freedom in his approach, one that strongly underlines his contention that innate musical ability trumps technique.