Before becoming a television actress, Della Reese was an established singer who recorded pop, jazz, blues and gospel.

[4] The project featured notable jazz and blues musicians such as Ray Brown, Bill Doggett and Herb Ellis.

[4] Billboard magazine praised the product, writing, "Both Miss Reese and the combo [the musicians] are in rare form.

"[1] Cash Box magazine also praised the album, writing, "Here’s a wild session by Della Reese that should make a heap of spinners and buyers, in both the pop and jazz idioms, perk up their ears.

"[2] Author Waltz Friedwald (writer behind A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers) called the album "outstanding" when reviewing her LP's from the period.