"Seasoning The Greens," recorded live in 2001 in Burlington, VT, has been heralded as a great feat in the fusion of world music and free jazz. Featuring Bill Cole (sona, hojok, piri, nagaswarm, shenai, Tibetan trumpet, digeridoo and Ghanaian flute), Cooper-Moore (percussion, self-made instruments), Warren Smith (percussion, glockenspiel), Joe Daley (euphonium, tuba), William Parker (acoustic bass), Sam Furnace (tenor sax), and Atticus Cole (percussion), it is a free-jazz world tour worth taking.

Of the recording, Bill Cole writes:

"Life is an ever-changing, evolving experience. As with life, so is this piece. It started out as a totally improvised piece in or around 1994 when Warren Smith had his studio on West 21st Street in New York City. After one particularly productive rehearsal, William Parker named the piece when he said, ' We sure did season the greens on that one!' Over the years the work took on many guises until I finally decided to make it into a series of rhythmic structures from various places around the world. I also had an interest in including a wonderful piece by Warren called 'The Triple Tower of Kyongbokkang.' This piece, which consists of a beautiful melody written over a traditional Korean rhythmic structure, was written while he was a visiting professor in South Korea.

On the recording of the work's 2001 performance in Burlington, Vermont the sections are rhythmic figures from Korea, India, Ghana, South America, and America (the blues). Melody and rhythm are the hallmark of almost all traditional msuci. I wanted to end the composition with a blues that I had written some twenty years ago. its title comes from a proverb of the Yorubas of Nigeria: 'A man sees a snake, a woman kills it; no matter, as long as it is dead.' I hope we did succeed in seasoning the greens here, and that you will enjoy the music."

Reviews of the album:

"Bill Cole's music is a treasure for all the world to hear, beautiful art inspired by and borrowed from all cultures and delivered back with love. Seasoning the Greens (both the piece and the album) may be the reedman's most heartwarming and downright irresistible work yet.... Seasoning the Greens is a must-have." (Francoise Couture, AllMusic.com)

"Seasoning The Greens is successful not only because free jazz and many types of nonwestern music share characteristics, but also because Cole knows how to add up their differences in a natural way." (Charlie Wilmoth - Dusted Magazine)

"A worthwhile listen for the geographically curious jazzer." (Peter Marsh - BBC Review)

"An education for the ear, an essential disc for listeners with geographical aspirations or interests in a different musical palette." (Dan McClenaghan - All About Jazz)