 It features Anderson's trio with longtime associates in the AACM, bassist Malachi Favors Maghostut, member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and drummer Ajaramu (aka AJ Shelton), a veteran of the bop era.Both Favors and Ajaramu died before the release of the album.The last piece is an unaccompanied solo homage to saxophonist Clifford Jordan, who would die only two months later.