[1] The AllMusic review by Matt Collar states "with his Lathe of Heaven Turner strips back layers of jazz style and language to reveal a sound that is both familiar and utterly new.

"[2] All About Jazz reviewer John Kelman said, "As cerebral as Turner's music can be and as considered as his compositional constructs are—oftentimes building surprising significance from the smallest of concepts—Lathe of Heaven manages to stir the soul as much as it challenges the mind.

"[3] The Guardian's John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "The set sometimes sounds like Birth of the Cool tunes floated over a 21st-century rhythmic concept, and it’ll be a 2014 polls contender for sure.

"[5] On NPR's Fresh Air, Kevin Whitehead said "A lot of action happens at thoughtful medium tempos, and there's beautiful dissonance in the two-horn harmonies....

The music doesn't give up its secrets too fast as he parcels out his themes and subthemes establishing mood through the slow accumulation of details.