On the album, Jones is joined by two French musicians, bassist Beb Guérin and drummer Claude Delcloo.

[6] In a review for AllMusic, Brandon Burke called the album "a highly enjoyable set" and "a very warm and firmly rooted free jazz record," and wrote: "While the late-'60s avant-garde jazz scene is typically associated with heated and furious solo flights, Jones managed to fuse his love of older bop and blues players with the prevalent tendencies of the day.

"[1] Phil Freeman of Burning Ambulance stated: "The rhythm section... interact in a manner reminiscent of Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray on Albert Ayler's Spiritual Unity, from five years earlier.

He stated that "Jones' phrasing and tone recall Ornette Coleman, though he's a little more inclined to go for a deep, bluesy honk at the bottom of the alto's range than Coleman is, and at the height of his solos he lets his lines run longer, and get more repetitive and shrieky, than the Texan would do in a similar situation.

"[7] Point of Departure's Chris Robinson commented: "Scorpio gets a ten out of ten for the Jones Trio's... execution of its vision and aesthetic... Scorpio might not be as canonical, radical, or revelatory as its close cousin Spiritual Unity, but the record hits every mark it sets for itself.