Produced by Vijay Iyer and engineered by John McEntire, it was recorded at Soma Studios in Chicago, Illinois, and was released on CD and vinyl in 2008 by Central Control International.

[1][2][3] In an article for The New York Times, Nate Chinen called the album "a potent statement" that "manages to present Ms. Roberts's unruly creative energy in digestible form," and described the music as "rich in context and subtext, sprawling with ambition, anchored by the force of her presence.

"[5] AAJ writer Troy Collins wrote: "Roberts establishes her Chicago bred lineage with this stunning, forward thinking release... [she] eradicates stereotypical notions of gender with a phenomenal performance and winning compositional sense.

"[6] Anthony Tognazzini of AllMusic called Roberts "an impressive player" and "a talented and noteworthy composer," and noted that her music "balances various strains of jazz history with skilled improvisation, precise group interplay, and sonic adventurousness.

"[1] Writing for PopMatters, Evan Sawdey commented: "it's obvious that Roberts is trying to split the difference between such freeform touchstones as A Love Supreme and Bitches Brew without batting an eye...