What is even more remarkable is that there is no wasted motion, no histrionics or grandstanding, as pure emotion is translated to superlative music making on this most highly recommended recording, one for the ages.

"[8] Point of Departure's Ed Hazell commented: "Everyone in the trio has a distinctive sound and approach and they consistently find surprising ways to work together.

"[9] Writing for All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner remarked: "The ten compositions are cerebral and kinetic, yet thoroughly engaging, as the trio moves with symbiotic precision—countering and interacting with one another as the electricity flows...

[4] AAJ's Troy Collins wrote: "Providing a cohesive sensibility to the proceedings, the trio offers subtle shifts in approach with each stylistic change.

It could be that the Circle Down trio is a cousin to Sticks & Stones, Taylor's co-led unit with Matana Roberts and Josh Abrams, although Sanchez gives this new material a broader harmonic signature—meticulously voiced, precise yet impulsive.