On the album, Simmons is joined by trumpeter Barbara Donald, bassist and percussionist Juma Sultan, drummer Paul Smith, and conga player Voodoo Bembe.

In 2000, Arhoolie reissued the album on CD with four additional tracks recorded live on November 6, 1970, at the Newman Center in Berkeley, California, with Simmons in a quartet that features violinist Michael White, bassist Kenny Jenkins, and drummer Eddie Marshall.

"[1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a document of its time," and praised Simmons' solos for their "fuming energy and directness.

"[4] Duck Baker of JazzTimes stated that the music "dates better than a lot of free jazz of the time," and noted that "the original writing is quite effective.

"[7] Trumpeter Taylor Ho Bynum wrote: "Donald and Simmons' musical connection was near perfection; they navigated complex melodies with the telepathic ease of Bird and Diz or Coleman and Cherry, breathing and phrasing as one.