Much of his work in the last few years has been with producer Tommy LiPuma.
Franks has since released seven more studio albums, rendering this compilation a fairly representative sample of his earlier work; of note his collaborations with the Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt production team, and later with Rob Mounsey.
Meanwhile, Miles had left Columbia Records after almost thirty years and signed with Warner Bros. Records, with Warner's head of jazz Tommy LiPuma given the responsibility of handling Miles's musical development.
Tommy Dorsey | Tommy Hilfiger | Tommy Thompson | Tommy | Tommy Steele | Tommy Lee | Tommy Lee Jones | Tommy Emmanuel | Tommy Sheridan | Tommy Robredo | Tommy Chong | Tommy Douglas | Tommy Makem | Tommy Cooper | Tommy Boy Entertainment | Tommy Mottola | Tommy Henrich | Tommy Flanagan | Tommy Tune | Tommy Lyons | Tommy LiPuma | Tommy James and the Shondells | Tommy Franks | Tommy Tutone | Tommy Tuberville | Tommy Spinks | Tommy Smyth | Tommy Overstreet | Tommy McCook | Tommy Haas |
In 2008, Nelson met at his ranch in Austin, Texas with his producer Tommy Lipuma, and jazzmen Joe Sample to select the songs for the album.
Tommy LiPuma had previously worked with artists like Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Randy Newman, and George Benson and had contributed production to Aztec Camera's Love album, 1987.