[1][2] Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "This previously unissued set by the great bebop saxophonist Sonny Stitt does not contain any real surprises.

Stitt, who at the time was using a Varitone octave device on his horns (it is fortunately barely noticeable here), performs with his regular band of the period...

Although his playing on both alto and tenor is quite professional and reasonably creative within the boundaries of his boppish music, Stitt sometimes sounds as if he is just going through the motions".

[5] On All About Jazz Paul Olsen noted "It's Magic isn't a great album and it's by no means essential.

It's a rough-sounding, raw recording with occasionally faltering sound, but that quality gives it a certain immediacy that benefits the variable performance—at times, anyway.