CD 1 is the original album remastered with the A and B sides of singles. CD 2 and 3 are live at Edmonton Sundown (1974) and previously unreleased with only a couple of tracks of the actual album. There's a new mix of the Live in Chicago concert from 1974 on CDs 4 and 5 and the Cleveland concert on CD 6 and 7. There is also a surround sound Blu Ray mix of the album and the Cleveland concert (18 tracks in all) is also captured on Blu Ray. A true collector's piece for Hawkwind d

The strength of this album lies in its arrangement and orchestrations. I loved the quirky piano break on ‘Tomorrow Tomorrow’. ‘Sunday’ brought Nick Drake to mind. These 16 interpretations of songs by Elliott Smith are very cleverly done.

‘Figure in Blue’ on the cover is Charles Lloyd, the gifted, innovated saxophonist, who is enjoying a renaissance. On the title track ‘Memories of Duke’ (Duke Ellington) both he and pianist Jason Moran excel. The album opens reverently with ‘Abide with Me’. ‘Desolation Sound’ showcases Lloyd at his fluid best as he unleashes flurries of notes with a deft piano solo in its midriff. ‘Rumination’ is a bit more abstract than expressionist. ‘Chulahoma’ evokes Delta Blues. Two track