[1] On the album, Workman is joined by multi-instrumentalist Oliver Lake, pianist Marilyn Crispell, and drummer Andrew Cyrille.

[2] In an article for The New York Times, Robert Palmer wrote: "The group is an all-star unit...

This is stunning music, with a deeply felt intensity and a purity of intent that haven't been finding their way onto jazz records as often as one would like.

"[4] The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album 3 stars and praised Crispell's playing, stating that she gives "the performance its undoubted sense of coherence.

There is a fire in the group interplay, and Lake's playing is very inspired... Workman gets considerable credit for putting this ensemble together.