[1][2][3] In a review for The Free Jazz Collective, Martin Schray called the album "Parker's last good-bye for a lifelong friend" (Bang died in 2011), and wrote: "What's so great about this music is the fact that you can literally listen to a friendship, to a deep emotional connection...

[4] Mike Shanley of JazzTimes stated: "the duo's longstanding friendship involved not only shared musical sensibilities but humor and a sense of joie de vivre as well.

"[5] Dusted Magazine's Derek Taylor praised the track titled "Eternal Planet," featuring "Parker covering the low end with a ferocious back and forth between fingers and snapping bow and Bang scribbling and scrawling several registers above, his lines tapering and twirling at dizzying speeds to leave textured trails.

"[8] John Sharpe of The New York City Jazz Record called the album "a fitting tribute to Bang," and noted: "The most effective moments come when both men are wielding their bows.

"[10] In an article for Point of Departure, Jason Bivins stated that the album is "filled with absolute magic leaping off the strings, propulsive plucks, whorls of overtones, and always a commitment to deep melody."