This album of jazz and beat poetry expression is a great mix of instrumental pieces and spoken word over free jazz. At times, Ford flirts dangerously with smooth jazz without ever committing that sin. Sometimes he goes from that extreme to free jazz all in one tune, as in "Playing with Fire"; Playing with fire indeed. Still, Ford maintains a balance and keeps it all hot and well seasoned with the challenging spices of confrontational words as on "Free Men Name Themselves".