Vibraphonist
Khan Jamal, who sometimes also overdubs on marimba, had a reunion with multireedist
Byard Lancaster (heard here on alto, flute, clarinet and bass clarinet) on this intriguing Storyville release. Joined by a frequently heated rhythm section (keyboardist
Oliver Collins, thunderous electric bassist
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, drummer
Billy Hart and percussionist
Omar Hill),
Jamal performs music that ranges from African-oriented folk songs and the gospel-ish "Sweet Brown Flower" to
Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood."