[1][2][3][4] Giovanni Russonello of The New York Times stated that the album "stands out in large part based on the quality of [Tolliver's] compositions," which "tend to balance syncopated elements as if they were structural beams."

"[10] DownBeat's John Murph praised the album's "rugged amalgam of hard-bop swagger, backbeat funk and steely Afrocentric sense of determination," and stated that Tolliver's playing "reveals a weathered beauty that best can be compared to the emotive prowess of singers like Jimmy Scott or Sarah Vaughan in their latter years.

"[1] Writing for Jazzwise, Kevin Le Gendre described the album as "a fine consolidation of the vocabulary the trumpeter has devised over five decades, which is a deeply touching take on hard bop and modal jazz whereby the themes are soulfully yearning."

He commented: "At the age of 78, Tolliver has deserved elder statesman status, and this is the kind of cultured work, with intellect and emotion in symbiosis, that befits an artist who has contributed a great deal to modern music during a lengthy, eventful career.

"[12] Jazz Trail's Filipe Freitas remarked: "Spreading sheer joy while demonstrating athleticism, the group members show an innate, nearly telepathic way of communication... Tolliver knows he doesn't need ultra-modern aesthetics to make his music sound beautifully.