[3] The album's title refers to Polyhymnia, the ancient Greek Muse of music.

[4] The material on Polyhymnia started life in 2015 as an extended piece commissioned by jazz education and artist development organization Tomorrow's Warriors.

[4][5] Each movement of this work was meant to correspond to an important figure in women's history.

[4] The finished album features an "evolved and expanded" version of the original work, incorporating numerous new elements and additional musicians.

Note: "One Girl Among Many" features extracts from the 2013 United Nations speech by Malala Yousafzai.