Three recordings, one of them previously unreleased (recorded in Hamburg for NDR), and featuring at least two generation of hard-boppers, including Jon Faddis, Herb Geller, Charles McPherson, George Coleman, Reggie Workman, Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Heath, Clifford Jordan. On the German recording some of the most eminent Americans residents of Berlin, such as Benny Bailey and Alvin Queen, can be heard.
Disc One
1. Ruthie's Heart (A) 6:13
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
2. Brilliant Circles (A) 4:49
(Stanley Cowell)
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
3. Abscretions (A) 6:56
(Stanley Cowell)
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
4. Household Of Saud (A) 6:39
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
5. On The Nile (A) 9:45
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Cecil McBee
6. Departure (A) 5:00
(Stanley Cowell)
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
Disc Two
1. Impact (B) 7:59
soloists: Charles Tolliver, James Spaulding
2. Mother Wit (B) 8:22
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Harold Vick, Stanley Cowell
3. Grand Max (B) 6:21
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Chalres McPherson, George Coleman, Stanley Cowell
4. Plight (B) 9:45
soloists: Charles Tolliver, James Spaulding, Stanley Cowell
5. Lynnsome (B) 7:23
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
6. Mournin' Variation (B) 8:04
soloist: George Coleman
Disc Three
1. Ruthie's Heart (C) 8:41
Soloists: Charles Tolliver, Benny Bailey, Herb Geller
2. Mother Wit (C) 7:11
soloist: Charles Tolliver
3. Plight (C) 6:24
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Wolfgang Dauner
4. Lynnsome (C) 7:06
soloists: Lukas Lindholm, Herb Geller, Benny Bailey
5. Grand Max (C) 6:11
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Albvin Queen, Benny Bailey, Herb Geller, Wolfgang Dauner
6. Rejoicin' (C) 6:55
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Herb Geller, Wolfgang Dauner
7. Impact (C) 7:06
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Herb Geller, Wolfgang Dauner, Alvin Queen
