It was originally released on the Nessa label in 1977 and features solo, duo, trio and quartet performances by Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, Malachi Favors, Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Henry Threadgill, Joseph Jarman, and Wallace McMillan.

The 2008 double CD reissue added five unreleased saxophone solos to the album.

The 2008 All About Jazz review by Clifford Allen states “Nonaah is extraordinarily confrontational music--it presents instrument, composer and materials in a profoundly naked light.

Perhaps more important than opening up one's preconceptions about the saxophone, it also complicates the AACM aesthetic.”[3] Track 1 - the first version of Nonaah - was recorded in front of an initially hostile audience that had expected a solo concert by Anthony Braxton.

Original Double LP: The 2008 CD reissue added the following saxophone solos as bonus tracks: