The leader's nervous, mercurial runs and low-register chords contrast sharply with this virtuosic orchestra's softer voices, particularly Gianluigi Trovesi's alto sax and the airborne brightness of the trumpet players.

The Instabile's free-collective confidence builds rich textures of trombone smears, wriggling trumpet lines and raw sax voicings around Taylor's surging intensity.

"[3] Writing for All About Jazz, Jim Santella commented: "From the sounds of an orchestra warming up, to a subdued conclusion that rumbles deeply and insignificantly, Taylor's piece takes his audience on a journey through scenery that changes gradually and often... His form of communication at the piano provides instant connection with the other artists.

The veteran members of the Italian Instabile Orchestra... respond collectively with clarion tones and seamless phrases that knowingly communicate with musical sounds... All the rest is highly creative art that comes from the mind of Taylor, a pioneer and innovator of avant-garde fashion.

"[2] In a second article for All About Jazz, Jerry D'Souza stated: "Taylor sets up the soundscape with the strings in oleaginous flow, the horns coming in to twitter, the rhythm scattershot.