Most notably the CD received 4 of 5 stars by music critic and author Brian Morton in the April 2018 edition of Jazz Journal from London.

They agreed and this time a wider set of music was used though still employing Jack Cooper as the primary writer and arranger for the new project.

Lam's paintings are primitive and earthy in approach and draw on Caribbean and Central African themes related to Santería and Cuban Vodú culture.

Reviewing for Cadence, Bob Rausch said: "Michael Waldrop [drm/vib] is another artist with past ties to North Texas State and his big band is not traditional as displayed on ORIGIN SUITE.

"[8] Tom Hull was less impressed, saying Waldrop "runs a big band here, with various bits recorded elsewhere and tacked together.