This is a very unique and intriguing album. Let's just say at the outset that I've included this under progressive rock because of the experimental art music that makes it up. Overall this is considered jazz. It features just piano (Fred Hersch) and vocals (Esperanza Spalding). It's very much outside of the box music, with a lot of the stuff being improvised. I've never heard anything quite like this before, and both of these artists are so talented. They work so well with one another, too.

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While both the piano and vocals were unconventional on the opener, it was the piano that really dominated that part of the spectrum there. It's sort of reversed her. I mean, the piano still gets unusual explorations, but the vocals are really the element that does the most exploration with a healthy helping of scat singing on display. Now, all that said, the piano does get an extended solo section later in the track that allows for some great exploration.