[1][2][3] The AllMusic review commented: "The mid-'70s were a prime time for tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, and this 1976 studio session is one of his best dates from this portion of his career.

[4] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said: "All Music is one of the best places to hear Marsh at work".

[5] In JazzTimes Chris Kelsey wrote: "The late tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh played with a spontaneous, seat-of-the-pants creativity that puts today’s young, book-learned jazzers to shame.

... All Music (Nessa) is a straightahead blowing date from 1976 featuring Marsh backed by a redoubtable rhythm section ...

Both Levy and Hanna are top-drawer bop stylists, and Marsh is one of the all-time greats at the top of his game.