The first 8 tracks of Disc 1 consist of their first album which was titled Coxhill/ Miller – Miller / Coxhill, to emphasis the collaborative nature of the project, released in 1973. This section of music finds both Miller and Coxhill performing in a few different formats, solo, duo as well as accompanied by the traditional format of bass and drums. Miller's structured jazz approach coupled with Coxhill's free from style makes for a very effective and unique sounding combination. While the solo piano pieces naturally tend to be more subdued, some of Coxhill's contributions are downright abstract in nature. Take for example the short track "Maggots", which features Miller's Wurlitzer percussion underneath Coxhill's flurry of notes. This segues into one of the stranger pieces "Bath 72" which consists primarily of Coxhill squeaking and squonking on his soprano sax for 7 minutes! Things begin to get a bit more interesting by the time you hit the live Delivery tracks which run from 9-11. This was recorded in mono towards the end of 1972 and as mentioned was one of the last live performances ever given by the influential jazz outfit. The first track "Betty (You Pays Your Money, You Takes Your Chances") features some incendiary guitar from Steve's brother Phil Miller as well as more of Coxhill's frenetic sax work. The remaining two cuts are more straight ahead numbers which feature vocals by Sinclair. The first disc concludes with two of four tracks recorded by Miller and performed on electric piano and wah-wah pedal, during a solo concert recorded in mono in Holland also from 1972.

The second Disc begins where Disc 1 left off, continuing with the last two tracks from the Holland concert as both "Chocolate Field" and "One For You" are performed in an abbreviated version. The remainder of this disc consists of Miller and Coxhill's 2nd release "The Story So Far…" and "Oh Really" which originally came out in 1974. This album finds the duo once again applying the same formula used on their first album. Once again the first half, or side 1 back in the vinyl days, concentrates on Miller performing on either piano, electric piano, Wurlitzer or Rhodes accompanied only by the fantastic, rhythmic drumming of Laurie Allan. Coxhill's contributions once again tend to be the more eclectic of the two and in fact Miller only appears on one track here, "Reprise For Those Who Like It Slower". The highlights are the funky "Soprano Derivativo / Apricot Jam", which features guest appearances by both Kevin Ayers and Robert Wyatt from Soft Machine, and the solo piece "Oh, DO I Like to be Beside The Seaside?" This track begins with Coxhill's soprano sax, with recorder echoes to seemingly mimic the sounds of seagulls. This goes on for almost seven minutes but the sounds that resonate from his sax are rich and full and the piece while quite experimental comes off quite well. The last number of Coxhill's contributions concludes with another lengthy piece entitled "In Memoriam: Master Eckhart. From The Welfare State Epic of the Same Name Staring Randolph Scott". This meditative number features a Cathedral organ for a backing track while he delivers a melancholic solo over top. The final track on this compilation is the improvisational jam called "Coo-Coo-Ka-Chew" which features Miller and Coxhill accompanied once again by Richard Sinclair and Laurie Allan. This is a brilliant jam which features the crystal sharp electric piano work of Miller who sounds like he wouldn't have been out of place in Miles Davis' electric band circa Bitches Brew. Sinclair serves up some meaty sounding bass work, and Allan is stellar behind the kit while Coxhill once again solos his cojones off! This twenty three minute nugget brings this magnificent re-issue to its fitting conclusion.

These recordings have been out of print on vinyl for over twenty five years and now thanks to Cuneiform Records they are being released on CD for the very first time. Lovingly produced and remastered by Michael King (who also wrote the liner notes), this is a great chance to revisit this long lost music or discover it for the first time. Also included in the text is the last interview Miller gave shortly before he passed away from cancer in 1998. The collaborations between Steve Miller and Lol Coxhill were about experimenting and pushing the boundaries of jazz and improvisation and it's great to finally be able to have all these recordings together in one collection.