It is Handy's most famous album,[citation needed] and his debut on Columbia.

The bonus track "Tears of Ole Miss (Anatomy of a Riot)", which was added to the now out-of-print 1996 CD edition, was originally featured on New View!.

The album is mentioned in 1995 Charles Burnett's short film When It Rains.

[2] Music critic Ralph J. Gleason called the lineup on the album "an exciting group and one of that will make jazz history".

[3] Notwithstanding the praises and its relevance, Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival still remains a little-known album.