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Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow calling it, "one of his better efforts from the era".^[2]

All compositions by Yusef Lateef except as indicated

1. "K.C. Shuffle" (Kenny Barron) - 3:42
2. "Oatsy Doatsy [Part 1]" - 0:32
3. "Soul's Bakery" - 2:21
4. "Lunceford Prance" - 3:03
5. "Rockhouse" (Ray Charles) - 3:41
6. "Oatsy Doatsy [Part 2]" - 0:14
7. "In the Still of the Night" (Fred Parris) - 3:21
8. "Superfine" (Bob Cunningham) - 3:23
9. "Strange Lullaby" - 4:13
10. "Big Bass Drum" - 2:58
11. "Gettin' Sentimental" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck) - 9:51

• Recorded in New York City on September 1, 1971 (track 11), April 4, 1973 (tracks 1, 3 & 4), April 5, 1973 (tracks 2, 8 & 9), May 16, 1973 (tracks 5 & 7), September 13, 1973 (track 8) and December 26, 1973 (track 12)

• Yusef Lateef - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, pneumatic bamboo flute, oboe, bells, tambourine
• Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens, Charles Sullivan - trumpet
• Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Warren Covington - trombone
• Jerry Dodgion, Charles McBurney, Rocky Morales Frank Wess - saxophones
• Willie Bridges - saxophone, flute
• Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
• Al Gafa - guitar
• Arnold Eidus, Emanuel Green - violin
• Selwart Clarke - cello
• Albert Heath - drums
• Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant - piano, electric piano
• Bob Cunningham, Sam Jones - bass
• Bill Salter - electric bass
• Ladji Camara - African percussion