"[4] On January 6, 1963, Cherry, Sanders, pianist Joe Scianni, bassist David Izenzon, and drummer J.C. Moses visited Stereo Sound Studios, where they recorded the previously unreleased Cherry-led tracks that appear on In The Beginning 1963-1964.

[4] Roughly four months later, Sanders entered a studio as a band leader for the first time, and recorded two extended tracks at the loft of audio engineer Jerry Newman using a group featuring bebop-oriented musicians, including trumpeter Stan Foster, pianist Jane Getz, bassist William Bennett, and drummer Marvin Pattillo.

[4] (Parts of the concert had previously appeared on Sun Ra Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold, the original release of which incorrectly listed the recording date as "15/6/64".)

In his AllMusic review, Thom Jurek called the album "one of those dream-come-true releases for avant-jazz archivists," stating that it "fills out the saxophonist's portrait considerably.

[10] In an article in Jazz Perspectives, Benjamin Bierman wrote: "These early recordings... document a solid player already able to speak in both avant-garde and more traditional idioms, giving an indication of where he would eventually land creatively.