[4] The album marked Santamaria's return to the Fantasy Records label.

[6] The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called the album "marvelous Latin big band" music.

[12] The Boston Herald lamented that "the band's performances rarely rise above pleasant and competent.

"[13] City Pages noted that, "rather than wallow in a groove, the tunes on [the] CD continually shift gears, deploying the percussionists as much for texture as for rhythm and varying the pace.

[14][15] AllMusic wrote that "Mongo's large ensemble sounds sharp, at home with the Latin beat, up-to-date electronic instruments and occasional skipping bassline, and Mongo thunders away with his usual polyrhythmic vigor.