[2] In a review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick wrote: "It's a superb performance... consisting of three compositions, one by each group member, and can serve as a microcosm of what the band was about...

"[1] Writing for All About Jazz, Rex Butters commented: "Here, formed in the strange halcyon days of Nixon’s war on everyone, the trio embraced musical radicalism.

"[3] In a separate review for the same publication, Andrey Henkin stated: "Though two of the three compositions are lengthy... you can focus on the subtle interactions between Jenkins and Sirone rather than struggling through the usual soup of a horn-based avant-garde session.

"[4] Chris Kelsey, writing for JazzTimes, remarked: "In recent years Jenkins became largely involved with composition, so one tends to forget what an extraordinary improviser he is.

Sirone's double bass and Cooper, occasionally on piano as well as drums, can drive with force but their input is thoroughly, spontaneously compositional rather than supportive and secondary.