This was my first record as a leader. Half of it was recorded from a gig at the Bop Shop in Rochester, N.Y. The other half was recorded at my humungous rental that was rumored to have been haunted. The track “My Worst Habit” is a reference to a poem by Rumi which was given to Carl “Kokayi” Walker right before the gig. I told him if you find a moment in which you would like to use this poem, feel free. Check out the moment he picks and what he does with the poem at the end of the track. Pure, improvisational genius!