[3] Recorded January 3–4, 1988 at Astoria Studios in New York City and released in 1989,[4] Trio Jeepy was later nominated for a Grammy Award in the 1989 category for 'Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group'.

[5] Marsalis' cover of Makin' Whoopee would become the first music video featured on VH1 Smooth upon its initial broadcast on August 1, 1998.

The performances are quite spontaneous (the occasional mistakes were purposely left in) and Marsalis really romps on such tunes as "Three Little Words," "Makin' Whoopee," and "Doxy."

"[7] The importance of Hinton's performance was highlighted in a contemporary review by the Jazz Journal, which described his contribution "as tasty as ever" and Marsalis to be "well served" by the octogenarian bass player.

[9] Note: The original LP and cassette releases included one additional track, a version of "Stardust" lasting 9:07 and featuring Milt Hinton and Jeff Watts.