[8] In a review for All About Jazz, Mark Corroto wrote: "Rivers never stopped his music growing, both in large and small ensembles.

With this trio, he found the most sympathetic partners... Rivers and company traverse energy systems and the outer stratosphere with an ease only available to the tightest working ensembles.

"[9] AAJ's John Sharpe stated that Rivers's music "confidently straddles the inside/outside dichotomy, a borderline which Matthews and Cole also navigate with thrilling ease.

"[10] Kevin Le Gendre of Jazzwise commented: "this is arguably one of the most versatile trios you’ve probably never heard of... Rivers had a great ability to be as funky as free but he also wrote some sublime love songs, none more so than his alternative standard 'Beatrice', a perennial fan favourite that the group performs with exactly the right blend of tenderness and passion.

Nonetheless, while he may have lost in quantity, he retained or even improved in quality... this sixth volume seems likely to reveal facets of Rivers' music that may not be familiar to all his devotees.