Hints on Light and Shadow is an album by trombonist Julian Priester and saxophonist Sam Rivers.

[1][2][3][4] In a review for All About Jazz, Glenn Astarita stated that the album is "modern, at times free-flowing yet conveys a sense of buoyancy and clear-sightedness which for the most part may seem transparent to the listener.

"[7] AllMusic's Steve Loewy wrote: "While the idea of bringing these two very accomplished players together must have appeared to be a no-miss effort, in reality they each seem to be improvising around, rather than with, each other.

"[1] Writing for Salon, Michael Ullman stated that Priester and Rivers "seem to belong together" on the album, and remarked: "Suggestive, challenging, informal and occasional irritating, Hints is not, as Dexter Gordon liked to say about music he liked, your average B flat.

"[8] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a disappointing set," noting that "Martine's electronic backgrounds sometimes add an attractive dimension but often disguise an emptiness as the centre.