[1][2] In a review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy wrote: "this is one of [Doyle's] better-recorded displays, with some intense work on both tenor and flute.

Veteran Sunny Murray... is... highly effective, keeping the saxophonist on target....

"[4] Derek Taylor of All About Jazz called the album "visceral energy music designed to strike the ears with maximum emphatic impact," and commented: "this Glenn Miller set is... proof that true improvisatory music never unfolds the same way twice.

"[5] Writing for Paris Transatlantic, Dan Warburton stated: "The recording wisely mixes Murray's drums behind Doyle's horns... and the interplay between the musicians is evident throughout... Murray's... playing on this album ought to serve as an inspiration for generations to come.

Doyle's reading of 'Nature Boy'... is awesome... both of these special musicians are still, to quote John Zorn, kicking butt.