On the album, Crispell is joined by saxophonists Oliver Lake and Peter Buettner, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Gerry Hemingway.

[1][2] In a review for AllMusic, François Couture wrote: "The Crispell/Workman/Hemingway unit is tightly locked, but strangely it is the two saxophonists who inherited most of the melodies.

'Chant' is built on a short leitmotiv reiterated by the saxes throughout the ten minutes or so of the piece...

"[5] The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 3 stars, and stated: "Four long compositions which move into free territory before revealing their structure.

Unusual at this period to hear Crispell work with horns... one... senses a certain desire to keep out of the front line and concentrate on shaping the inner contours of quite turbulent music...