Coming off of his success as a sideman with Miles Davis's sextet, Riverside Records gave Kelly an opportunity to expand on his solo career.

The songs feature Kelly and bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb.

Guests include Nat Adderley, Bobby Jaspar and Benny Golson.

In his AllMusic review, music critic Scott Yanow wrote "Kelly was renowned as an accompanist, but as he shows on a set including three of his originals and four familiar standards (including "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" and "Willow Weep for Me"), he was also a strong bop-based soloist too.

"[2] Remastered versions of the album include a bonus track: "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me", as well as an alternate take of "Keep It Moving".