[1] In an interview for JazzTimes, when asked about the recording, Cyrille stated: "Jimmy was coming out of Charlie Parker.

[1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars, and wrote: "Among the most fruitful encounters of Lyons's sadly under-documented career were his duos with Cyrille, a fellow-alumnus of Cecil Taylor Academy.

Cyrille is a one-man orchestra, conjuring layered energies... 'Exotique'... is a wonderfully structured and emotionally committed performance... superb examples of two masters in flight.

"[3] Writing for Audiophile Audition, Doug Simpson commented: "Throughout the 48 minutes, Lyons blows nimble, sometimes slashing notes, knotty phrases, and now and then steps out to yield space for Cyrille's percussive lashes... 'Popp-A' is brash and budges with staccato bursts of sax and drums... 'Exotique' has an Asiatic percussive trait, while Lyons' themes are relatively more harmonious than the rest of the set list.

The concert's apex is the almost 24-minute title track where Lyons and Cyrille prod each other, commingle percussive elements, and Lyons intermittently slips in refrains which mirror conventional jazz choruses, while accommodating an articulate inventiveness.