Henry Kaiser may be one of the most under-rated guitar players in the Bay Area. The man is truly a gifted player, and has very much developed his own signature sound. It would be impossible to speak highly enough of Wadada Leo Smith's trumpet work, so suffice it to say that Smith has clearly been influenced by and pays tribute to Miles Davis, he does not merely mimic Miles by any stretch. The collection features some spectacular bass work from the Bay Area's Michael Manring, who clearly understood that in this type of music less is often more. It could take on many different forms, colors and moods from night to night.
Many guests drop in for various tracks here as well.
Paul Plimeley plays pianos and organs on most of the record, and Berkeley saxophonist George Brooks, who is becoming famous for his Indian-jazz fusions, also contributes some of his trademark saxophones.