On the album, Lincoln is joined by saxophonist Joe Lovano, trumpeter Jerry González, cellist Jennifer Vincent, guitarist Kendra Shank, pianist Brandon McCune, double bassist John Ormond, and drummer Jaz Sawyer.

"[1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that the group "sounds well drilled and responsive, delivering the kind of taut, thoughtful and ever-alert accompaniment Betty Carter used to demand of her young sidemen.

"[4] Critic Gary Giddins called the album "another splendid addition to her series", and commented: "Am I missing somebody, or is Lincoln the first great singer-songwriter in jazz since Fats Waller?

"[6] Mathew Bahl of All About Jazz remarked: "Ms. Lincoln's voice certainly lacks the power, range and intensity it had in her youth, but her intonation and articulation are still precise.

More importantly, her work now is so much richer and more expressive that it is as if the intervening decades had changed the meaning of the words.