This album was recorded live at the Storyville club in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1954. It captures the energy of Dave Brubeck's quartet in an intimate jazz setting.
The lineup includes Paul Desmond on alto sax, Bob Bates on bass, and Joe Dodge on drums. The repertoire mixes standards and original compositions by the group.
It was released by Columbia Records and is considered an early document of Brubeck's cool and polyrhythmic style, before his major commercial success with Time Out.