In a Down Beat feature in October 1980, Cole said, “It was easy for Eddie and I to blend our styles, because we shared the same kind of feeling.

[3] Jefferson is credited as one of the innovators of vocalese, adding lyrics to a jazz musician's improvised solo on a tune.

Speaking about his career by the 1970s in an interview for The Calgary Herald, Murphy said, "Pure jazz was really the only place that was not overcrowded, so I went there, towards where Jon Hendricks and Eddie Jefferson were, and that's where I carved my niche.

Mike Renzi, a pianist well known for working with singers Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Mel Tormé, Cleo Laine, Blossom Dearie and Jack Jones, provides piano accompaniment for Murphy.

Jimmy Madison, who previously worked with Murphy on Bridging a Gap, Mark II and Sings, accompanies on drums.

[7][8] "Don't Misunderstand" was released by Jones with Houston Person on the album My Mother's Eyes for Muse Records in 1978.

Generally speaking, albums that are granted four or more stars constitute the best introductions to an artist's work for listeners who are curious"[13]).

[11] Reviewer Ron Wynn wrote, "Good '79 session with vocalist Mark Murphy putting his stamp on old standards and new tunes, scatting, vocalizing, and extending them in his fiery, dynamic way.