[4] Nelson has also arranged his Hoe Down, originally based on an Aaron Copland composition, which initially appeared in a septet version on The Blues and the Abstract Truth, in a driving big band arrangement that features Clark Terry.

Down Beat magazine critic Harvey Pekar wrote that, "Nelson's alto work is featured on Full Nelson, Skokiaan, and Leonard Bernstein's Cool.

He plays fluently and melodically with a somewhat harder tone than he has used in the past.

Back Woods is a humorous piece, dedicated to Phil Woods and spotlighting his biting alto playing.

"[2] All tracks composed by Oliver Nelson, unless otherwise noted.