It was produced and arranged by Ruriá Duprat in November 2006 but not released until September 2008 by Mama Records.

[1] The album took three years to come to fruition[2] and features compositions by Brazilian musicians Djavan, Gilberto Gil, João Bosco, Ivan Lins[2] The only performers to join Brecker on every track are keyboardist Ruria Duprat and guitarist Ricardo Silveira.

[2] Was supposed to be released in Brazil on Duprat's Rainbow Records, but the label was never fully developed.

[5] Josef Woodard quipped in JazzTimes that "the presence of slick electronics is laid on too thickly".

[8] The other nominees were Floating Point by John McLaughlin, Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley produced by Gregg Field and Tom Scott, Miles From India produced by Bob Belden, and Lifecycle by Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern.