[1][2][3] Kirili and Lopez-Huici began sponsoring programs of free jazz in their loft during the 1980s, and went on to present seven or eight concerts a year.

[4] Other than Bang, guest musicians included Steve Lacy, Cecil Taylor, Roscoe Mitchell, Archie Shepp, Sunny Murray, and Roswell Rudd.

"[1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated: "The sheer physicality of this solo date... is astonishing.

"[7] John Murph of JazzTimes commented: "With the program geared towards Alain Kirilli's oblique sculptures, it's understandable why much of this performance opts for rhythmically challenging passages versus curvaceous contoured etchings.

"[11] La Folia's Steve Koenig remarked: "On Commandment, Bang speaks about the difference between hardness and softness, water and flow, his southern roots, faith, and these all come out in the music...