Stuart Nicholson wrote in the BBC Music magazine of the "Rarum" series: "... selected by the artists themselves, this series is of enormous importance in revealing the breadth of each artist"s work, as much for the converted as the unconverted looking for a window into the remarkable ECM catalogue". The Chicago-born master drummer hopes that his selection "will bring peace, warmth and joy to the listener". The warm and joyful duo recording with Keith Jarrett that brought both DeJohnette and Jarrett to ECM in 1971 is reprised here - as are bright moments with Gateway, Mick Goodrick and a succession of Jack"s own bands - New Directions, Special Edition and Oneness, with soloists including Lester Bowie, David Murray and John Abercrombie.