While the instrument had been used in the early days of jazz (notably by Sidney Bechet) it had become rare by the 1950s with the exception of Steve Lacy.

The lineup settled by autumn with McCoy Tyner on piano, Steve Davis on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums.

[7] The title track is a modal rendition of the Rodgers and Hammerstein song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.

They transformed "My Favorite Things", the cheerful populist song from 'The Sound of Music,' into a hypnotic eastern dervish dance.

[11] On March 3, 1998, Rhino Records reissued My Favorite Things as part of its Atlantic 50th Anniversary Jazz Gallery series.