A figure in British modern jazz for over half a century, Don Rendell was both active protagonist and key witness to the main developments in the music from its rise out of tiny clubs and back rooms on up to the most prestigious national stages. From his earliest performances in Londons West End and his work of the 50s and 60s most not ably with the Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet to the lower profile work of the 70s and 80s, his quite assurance and consistent performance marked him out as a highly respected figure among his peers.

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In many ways, Space Walk was as much a valedictory as transitionary album for Rendell. It was his last for Denis Preston, the fabled producer behind Lansdowne Studios, described by Neil Ardley as a rare Diaghilev like figure who steered many of the key figures of the British jazz scene into the studio when nobody else would record them. It was also Rendells final project for EMI Columbia and his last as a leader for a major record label.