[1] In his review for Allmusic, David R. Adler notes that "Caine and company imbue every tune with an extraordinary blues feeling and a fat swing groove.

Caine gives the form a shot in the arm with these sophisticated compositions, all of which contain a bevy of surprises.

[2] On All About Jazz, C. Michael Bailey said "Blue Wail might, at first listen, be just a pedestrian Post Bop piano trio gig.

[5] JazzTimes reviewer, Harvey Pekar, observed "Caine swings easily and has a nice, light touch here, drawing his style from many sources, including McCoy Tyner, Wynton Kelly and several classical composers.

Most jazz pianists don't come close to accomplishing what Caine's been able to do, and I enjoy listening to his work on this CD".