A contemporary view on one of the primal fathers of modern jazz: Charlie "Bird" Parker. In an intelliegnt and complex way Mahanthappa uses influences of Parker's creative work in order to create a foundation for his own compositions and improvisations. "This album is not a tribute to Charlie Parker. 

Rudresh Mahanthappa: alto sax, Adam O´Farrill: trumpet, Matt Mitchell: piano, Francois Moutin: bass, Rudy Royston: drums

Anat Fort: piano; Gianluigi Trovesi: alto clarinet; Gary Wang; double bass; Roland Schneider: drums 

Wolfert Brederode; piano; Gulli Gudmundsson: double bass; Jasper van Hulten: drums

Masabumi Kikuchi: piano

Joe Maneri - alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet, piano
Mat Maneri - violin, electric 6-string and baritone violins, electric 5-string viola

Areni Agbabian: voice, piano
Nicolas Stocker: percussion

Terje Rypdal: electric guitar, keyboards
Bjørn Kjellemyr: electric and acoustic bass
Audun Kleive: drums, percussion

Anouar Brahem: oud; Dave Holland: double bass; Jack DeJohnette: drums, percussion; Django Bates: piano