[1] The featured musicians included Tony Mottola (guitar), Doc Severinsen (trumpet), Bobby Byrne (trombone), Urbie Green, Bob Haggart, Phil Bodner, Stanley Webb, Moe Wechsler and Joe Wilder.

[4] The album cover artwork is by abstract painter Josef Albers.

[5] Hi-Fi/Stereo Review praised the engineering and the musicians selected for the recording, but panned the percussion arrangements whose gimmicks prevented the music from "really swinging.

"[6] On the other hand DownBeat cited a "minimum of drum tricks", praising the melody-centric performances and naming the track Exodus Theme as worthy of attention.

[4] United Press International critic William D. Laffler also praised the engineering and the arrangements as "imaginative", singling out "April in Portugal" as the best song on the album.