Mondongo is a traditional soup from South America made with tripe, root vegetables, and pork hocks. The music on this album is also a mixture of hearty ingredients. It is a modern blend of jazz framed by elaborate melodies that play between the instruments in a baroque style. The rhythm is often quite agressive, with bass and drums pumping a sort of hip hop-funk/alt rock groove. There are also dashes of more open improvisation that allow the music to breath before once again re-establishing its assertive force. The music is a launching pad for the saxophone, which is featured twice in the roster, and the compositions themselves pay homage to John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, and Steve Coleman.