[1] The quintet features saxophonist Chris Potter, trombonist Robin Eubanks, vibraphonist Steve Nelson and drummer Billy Kilson, their third album together as a quintet.

[2] The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating, "This is postmodern poetic singing at its finest.

"[3] Maurice Bottomley of PopMatters wrote:"Actually, the ECM connection matters.

If, like me, you associate the label with all that is clever but too contemplative by half, Not for Nothin' should be a salutary warning to your (and my) prejudices.

And, at every twist and turn, the formidable Holland is there, relentlessly driving the music forward.