The album, which Billboard described as "an atmospheric four-movement classical/jazz composition", was produced by Lateef, recorded, mixed and mastered by Norman Blain, and remastered by Dennis King.

Lateef provided all instrumentation that appears on the album.

In 1988, Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony earned Lateef the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album despite having no prior association with the genre.

[3][4] The album was produced by Lateef, recorded, mixed and mastered by Norman Blain, and remastered by Dennis King.

[6][7] Known for disliking the term "jazz", Lateef has stated he has no problem with the New Age classification and believes the genre has no "negative connotations at all".