It features his working trio of that period, with bassist Barry Guy and drummer Alan Jackson.

The fully notated "Three Fragments" is a flute-piano duet with Barbara Thompson.

[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "Riley is the only credited composer on the album, which perhaps accounts for its thoughtful and rather reserved character.

"[2] In a review for Record Collector, Ian McCann stated that the "rhythm section, Barry Guy and Alan Jackson, are deeply in sync...

Angle's lengthy title track fits its name, all pointed turns; 'Gormenghast'... is agreeably dense; 'Gill' lets gospel back into the music, then leads it astray; 'Fragment' is beautifully tender and complex; the twisted 'Three Fragments' adds Barbara Thompson's eerie flute.