. ▁Harris ▁has ▁called ▁this ▁effort ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁the ▁same ▁band ▁accomplished ▁with ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁release , ▁E volution . ▁The ▁album ▁incorpor ates ▁jazz ▁with ▁element ▁of ▁hip ▁hop ▁but ▁is ▁closer ▁to ▁pre - 1 9 7 0 s ▁jazz ▁and ▁fun k ▁than ▁the ▁earlier ▁work ▁by ▁this ▁qu int et . ▁▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ' s ▁inaug uration , ▁an ▁event ▁that ▁Harris ▁said ▁filled ▁the ▁band ▁with ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁pride . ▁Prom otion ▁began ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁a ▁show ▁in ▁Kal am az oo , ▁Michigan ▁at ▁the ▁Dal ton ▁Center ▁of ▁Western ▁Michigan ▁University , ▁where ▁Harris ▁completed ▁his ▁res iden cy . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Contempor ary ▁Jazz ▁Album ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Joe ▁Z aw in ul ▁album ▁ 7 5 . ▁The ▁other ▁nom ine es ▁were ▁S ounding ▁Point ▁by ▁Julian ▁Lage , ▁At ▁World ' s ▁Edge ▁by ▁Philippe ▁S ais se , ▁and ▁Big ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁by ▁Mike ▁Stern . ▁ ▁Tra cks ▁The ▁opening ▁track , ▁" G one ", ▁composed ▁by ▁Gil ▁Evans , ▁is ▁a ▁modern ▁version ▁of ▁" G one , ▁G one , ▁G one " ▁from ▁the ▁opera ▁P org y ▁and ▁B ess . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁go - go ▁feel ▁that