On the album, Spearman is joined by saxophonist Larry Ochs, pianist Chris Brown, bassist Lisle Ellis, and percussionists Donald Robinson and William Winant.

The album is the product of musical and spiritual exploration of his Jewish roots, and pays tribute to the Falasha, an Ethiopian tribe who claim to be descended from biblical Jews.

[1][5] In a review for AllMusic, Stacia Proefrock wrote: "there are only fragments of Blues for Falasha that can be pinpointed as specifically Jewish...

"[7] Writing for JazzTimes, Duck Baker remarked: "the darkness of Blues for Falasha makes it impossible not to think of composers like Berg whose last works were unintended auto-requiems... the music builds by such imperceptible degrees that the feeling of uneasy restraint pervades even at the most intense moments...

"[8] In an article for The New York City Jazz Record, Clifford Allen wrote: "Spearman... was a force of nature on the tenor saxophone and his peals of sound came from air and earth in reflection of forebears like John Coltrane, Albert Ayler and Frank Wright.... Blues for Falasha is a deep late offering from one of this music's most intriguing figures.