Chico wrote all the originals and arranged it for the septet. The music is an excellent documentation of what was going on in Chicago during the avant-garde period. The tunes and performances make challenging and rewarding listening. It is now thirty three years since this important, pioneering recording was made and it a testament to it's value that the music has matured so well and to this day remains vital, challenging and fresh. Chico Freeman - tenor & soprano saxophone, flute, pan pipe and percussion, Henry Threadgill - alto & baritone saxophone, flute, Muhal Richard Abrams - piano, Cecil McBee - bass & cello, Steve McCall - percussion, Ben Montgomery - drums & percussion, Douglas Ewart - bass & bamboo flute, percussion.