Hancock’s 6th album is set against the backdrop of social turmoil in the 1960s US

Hancock wanted to picture an upbeat, brighter future, and to rediscover the childhood qualities of purity and spontaneity

Hancock mixes up his front line with Jerry Dodgion on alto flute, Peter Phillips on bass trombone, and Thad Jones on flugelhorn

Ron Carter on bass/rhythm and Mickey Roker on drums