[4][5] Anderson was backed by Ed Blackwell on drums, Charlie Haden on bass, and Simon Nabatov on piano.

[11] The Chicago Tribune stated that "Anderson's trademark wit is again in evidence, but this time he displays also more of his serious and spiritual side"; the paper later listed Every One of Us as the best jazz album of 1992.

[16][17] The Philadelphia Inquirer said that Anderson "splats and smears and spritzes his way through seven tunes in a freewheeling manner that compels you to accept him on his own colloquial terms.

[19] The Globe and Mail said that Anderson's "solos, mostly muted, are one exaggerated sound after another, and his singing is similarly blowsy".

[20] The Daily Herald concluded that "Anderson continually subverts the traditional quartet approach with his growling, rough-edged tone".