Disco edito con scopi benefici, il cui ricavato va tutto al Jazz Foundation of America's COVID-19 Musicians' Emergency Fund,
Hanno partecipato le più importanti case discografiche di Jazz ( Verve, Concord, Blue Note, Nonesuch, Mack Avenue etc ). Il disco contiene solo materiale inedito, con brani di Herbie Hancock, Charles Lloyd, Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett, Hiromi, Joshua Redman etc

The Festival Began in Osaka with two dates, October 19 and 21, continued in Hiroshima, Kurashiki, Tsukuba, Tanabe, Nagoya, Kyoto and Meebashi, with three concluding shows in Tokyo October 31 and November 1, 1978