[1][2][3] The album was recorded during the 25-date "Meeting of the Spirits" tour, concerts of which consisted of Herring and his band as an opener, followed by McLaughlin and his band, after which all the musicians joined together for a third set during which they performed music previously recorded by the Mahavishnu Orchestra on the albums The Inner Mounting Flame (1971), Birds of Fire (1973), Between Nothingness & Eternity (1973), and Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975).

[3] The live album Friday Night in San Francisco, with Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía, was recorded there in 1980.

"[9] Stuart Nicholson of Jazzwise stated that the musicians' "combined power captures the spirit of the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, with McLaughlin making the hairs on the back of your neck well and truly stand to attention.

"[10] Jazz Weekly's George W. Harris called the program "a testosterone filled evening of the best that jazz-rock has to offer," and commented: "All throughout McLaughlin sounds electrifyingly both at peace and inspired, and while he may not have all of the chops he once had... he still has the vision.

"[12] A reviewer for Sounds of Surprise wrote: "McLaughlin's message is still that an open mind and peaceful heart are the keys to both musical and human progression – that hasn't changed much over the years.