Latin-GRAMMY nominated artist, Jose Valentino switches musical hats for this project as his main instrument for expression is not the flute or saxophone, rather, the bass guitar and upright bass. With his father being a passionate bassist, musical mentor, and luthier (he created the upright baby bass which Jose used for several songs, known as Kiki Basses), Jose developed a deep-rooted love and an attune ear for the bass. It was through the encouragement of his father, arduous practice, and listening to bass extraordinaries (i.e. John Patitucci, Victor Wooten, Richard Bona, Jaco Pastorious, Abraham Laboriel, Stanley Clarke, and Brian Bromberg) throughout his life that Jose was able to hone his versatility, "pocket", lyricism, and an eclectic approach for playing the sonically-deep instrument in a manner that emulates the synchrony of a guitarist, vocalist, drummer, saxophonist, and pianist.

Within eleven features, the album consists of five solo bass performances (i.e. "Time Is Of The Essence", "The Message