Corea had previously recorded with Mongo Santamaria, Sonny Stitt, Dave Pike, Hubert Laws, Blue Mitchell and Cal Tjader. This was the first Corea album to feature Joe Farrell, who would go on to record with Corea many times, including in the first and last lineups of Return to Forever.
Corea had worked with Mongo Santamaria, Sonny Stitt, Dave Pike, Hubert Laws, Blue Mitchell, and Cal Tjader prior to this album. This marked the first appearance by Joe Farrell on a Corea recording, a collaboration that would continue throughout his career, including in the inaugural and final incarnations of Return to Forever.