Vibraphonist Khan Jamal took up the instrument in 1964 and worked early with the Cosmic Forces and with Byard Lancaster. After further study, Jamal played with Sunny Murray in the late 1970s and in the 1980s with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society, as well as Joe Bonner and Billy Bang and his own groups. Like fine music and wine, the percussion and string ensemble on "Cool" brings together inspiring musicianship at a high level, combining the best aesthetics of two genres: jazz and classical. Features drummer Dwight James, cellist John Rogers and bassist Warren Oree.