John's 'Little Swing' shows how comfortably he remains in possession of a classic jazz guitar idiom, while his solos on 'Cats + Kittens' and 'The Well'... suggest once again how much wit and humour there is in his playing.

"[6] In a review for All About Jazz, Ed Kopp commented: "The sound is impeccable on this 48-track digital recording, and the music weaves many textures, reflecting the talent and experience of four exemplary jazzers.

Abercrombie’s free guitar work is a nice complement to Mintzer’s straight-ahead blowing, and Patitucci and Erskine show why they're regarded as two of the most accomplished players on their respective instruments.

"[7] Writing for AllMusic, Alex Henderson wrote that the album "You won't hear any overdone standards during the set; all four musicians contribute their own compositions, most of which are quite cerebral and angular.

Clearly, the Hudson Project isn't a group that's willing to go out of its way to be accessible..."[1] In a review of the DVD, John Kelman wrote: "the quartet demonstrates their musical breadth and why they are such in-demand players... they sound like they've been playing together for years... it is a testament to the sheer musicianship of the players that they can come together and, with intuition at the forefront, create music that breathes, swings and is elevated beyond the written page by their ability to interact in a completely organic way...