Planktonic Finales is an album by a collective trio consisting of bassist Stephan Crump, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and pianist Cory Smythe.

"[5] John Sharpe of All About Jazz noted the musicians' "deep listening and keen interaction where nothing is off limits," and commented: "there's a chamber sensibility inherent in the instrumentation, and the overall feel is intimate and for the most part introspective, with at times as much silence as sound... it's a supreme case of empathetic music making in which respect doesn't cow either adventure or surprise.

"[2] The editors of The Free Jazz Collective awarded the album a full 5 stars, and reviewer Troy Dostert remarked: "it is readily apparent from the opening moments of the record that these musicians have an extraordinary rapport... beauty is to be found through the players' careful, precise, and exceedingly generous ability to respond fruitfully and sympathetically to each move the other makes.

"[6] Writing for Dusted Magazine, Derek Taylor stated: "The context here has direct and immediately discernable ties to Euro free impov with tone and texture taking on as much importance as mappable structure.

Conventional melody, rhythm and harmony are peripheral considerations... [the] variability and mobility of means and ends proves right in tune with the attributes of the ocean-going organisms referenced in the album's title.