A curious compilation in that Carrington only recorded two albums as leader for ACT, Jazz Is A Spirit and Structure. So the release is beefed up by Carrington's work on Nguyên Lê's Hendrix tribute, Purple. Which actually works, as Lê's highly eclectic take on The Great Man not only pitches Carrington in a different context to her own rather earnest projects, but also gives her space to rock out in a way that Carrington as leader might not readily do. However it's hard not to be distracted by the Hendrix material and forget this is supposedly the drummer's retrospective. Aida Khann's extraordinary vox transform ‘Manic Depression’, while ‘Voodoo Child’ pitched against African chants and percussion is so vivid, Lê's guitar so barnstorming, that Carrington's role is easy to overlook. However, as an arranger in her own right, meditations like ‘Sambara’, with Gary Thomas eloquent as ever, or ‘Journey of Now’ with Roney crystal sharp contrast strongly to the Lê's pyrotechnics.