The sessions (with alternate takes) are also available on CD on The Complete Bud Powell on Verve (1994) box set.

The sessions on this album mark the beginning of a two-year period (from June 1954 to September 1956) when Powell recorded exclusively for Norman Granz at Fine Sound Studios in New York.

The two Powell compositions, "Buttercup" and "Fantasy in Blue", are both up-tempo, in contrast to the generally mellow mood of the rest of the album.

According to pianist Barry Harris, Powell did not select many of the tunes for the session, and he was unfamiliar with some of them, particularly "I Get a Kick out of You," at the time of recording.

The two June 1954 sessions were originally released on a 10" LP called The Artistry of Bud Powell on Norgran in 1954.