"Coming out of the same session as the elusive Sagittarius A-Star Primal Waters release, this document captures the only trio recording of the band after they started playing with Faruq Z. Bey in 2000. Unfortunately, this same date documents some of the last music Northwoods made with Faruq before he departed in 2012.

We are thankful Mike Johnston noticed the magic happening early enough on this 8/4/2011 session to hit the record button before the horns arrived from Detroit. Decades of working together offered a bit of relaxed informality as they jammed on some of the music they planned to record during the session. Nothing added, nothing removed. Playing for the joy of it. Playing for the love of it."-Copy This!

"Northwoods Improvisers first came together in 1976. Early versions of the band played totally collective electro-acoustic improvised music. Around 1980 the band switched to an all acoustic instrumentation which has remained to this day. Mike Gilmore and Mike Johnston were founding members of the ensemble. Nick Ashton joined in 1986.

In the 1980's the band published several homemade cassette tapes of various live performances. in 1987 the band played several gigs with Canadian saxophonist (and Coda Magazine editor) Bill Smith.

In 1994 Northwoods released their 1st recording Fog and Fire on Trevor Watts Arc label. In 1996 Northwoods began recording on the Michigan based Entropy Stereo label owned by violinist Mike Khoury.

In 2000 the group began colaborating with Detroit saxophonist Faruq Z. Bey. Mike Carey a long time Bey collaborator joined the ensemble in 2002."-Northwoods Improvisers website