On the album, Bang is joined by pianist Alexis T. Pope, double bassist Curtis Lundy, and drummer Codaryl Moffett.

[1][2][3] In a review for AllMusic, Al Campbell stated that the musicians are "easily capable of improvisation while maintaining a cohesive balance," and noted the album's "overt statement of spirituality that borders on experimentation while maintaining conventional structures.

"[1] John Murph of JazzTimes called the group "a cohesive ensemble with clearly defined roles," and praised "Bang's bluesy, backwoods fiddling" as well as "Curtis Lundy's swaggering bass lines, Alexis Pope's sparkling piano accompaniment and Codaryl Moffett's swinging drumming.

"[6] JazzWord's Ken Waxman called the album "exemplary," and commented: "CDs like this one... show that among his many other attributes, versatile Bang can output pure swing when he sets his bow to it...

In fact, the careful listener would note that this quartet's heartfelt rhythm and relaxed tunefulness, call up the image of no one more than trickster Stuff Smith — mainstream jazz's violin clown prince of the 1930s to 1960s.