The band worked with David Berger (former director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra) on the new album.

[4] JazzTimes reported the album to be hot, with all-attitude Smith never failing when working with her backing band.

[5] Roberta on the Arts reviewed the album as red hot, visiting the jazz and blues of San Francisco, Kansas City, New York, and New Orleans.

Lavay Smith is the vocalist star and is ably backed by her thirteen piece band to create versatile and melodic tunes.

Smith's style harks back to Dinah Washington, using a smoky contralto to dig into the music's timeless essence.