[1][2][3][4][5] In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "This is intriguing music that should have been more extensively documented.

"[1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated: "this is affirmative music of a rare sort, bringing together African kwela, free jazz, post-Ellington swing and even touches of classicism in a boiling mix that grips the heart.

"[6] In an article for Bells, Henry Kuntz called the album "McGregor’s best record yet," and commented: "McGregor's scores stem mainly from strong and simple themes that reflect the South African idioms that did so much to fuel his sextet and, later, Spear, and from the song tradition bequeathed from Albert Ayler...

They ride easily over a good rhythm section where for once Louis Moholo has been recorded at his unrestrained best.

"[10] Critic Tom Hull remarked: "They can get pretty far out, but South African roots run deep, and when they get the jive working... it's quite some party.