This memorial album is dedicated to the memory of Bill Jacobs (1948 – 2019) (William Ernest Jacobs), a vibraphonist, composer, percussionist, and teacher. His experiences included studying vibes with Bobby Hutcherson, and performing with Lenny White, James Spaulding, Joe Cuba, Steve Kroon, and many others. He brought the first music programs to the Afrikan Poetry Theater in St. Albans, Queens, where he mentored, taught and performed.

Chacho Ramirez writes, “Working with Bill was always a collaboration, a lesson in music and in spirituality, which was felt in all his compositions. In his last days, I promised him that I would keep his music alive by performing and recording it. This album is the realization of that promise.”