As for all the previous albums Elling is accompanied by a piano trio led by his musical partner Laurence Hobgood, bassist Rob Amster and with Frank Parker Jr. a new drummer again.

Seven of the twelve tracks are adaptations of originally instrumental compositions to which Elling wrote lyrics to, most prominently John Coltrane's "Resolution" from his epic cycle A Love Supreme.

Almost ten years on from his debut, Elling delivers a bold and accomplished performance, marked by highly original choice of material and some devastating playing from his regular band", write Richard Cook and Brian Morton in their Penguin Guide to Jazz.

"[6] Thom Jurek of AllMusic is equally eloquent in his praise and stresses too Elling's mature interpretation of "Resolution" while also recognizing "a new way" for listeners to access the composer John Coltrane.

His sense of harmonic architecture and melodic invention are among the most innovative of the current grown-up generation of jazz players, and his allowance for space and nuance acts as a perfect foil for Elling's rigorous restructuring of intervals and cadences.