[6] In a review for All About Jazz, John Sharpe wrote: "What the set achieves is to showcase Rivers' enormous range and prowess in free flowing dialogue... Rivers is an important figure in the history of the music and this valuable release helps fills in some of the blanks in a somewhat neglected mid-career period.

"[7] AAJ's John Eyles stated: "the album is full of variety, with all four players having ample time to solo, their solos being integrated into the overall flow of the music, so never sounding bolted-on or routine... To date, all volumes of this series have been so impressive that the notion of selecting a 'best' one has been laughable.

"[11] Writing for The New York City Jazz Record, George Kanzler suggested that the album demonstrates the fact that "Rivers can... be described as inside-outside, never a completely free player, often circling back to the forms of bebop: extended chord changes, elaborations of pop song melodies... [he] veers from free blowing largely to a strong suggestion of tunes and chord changes.

"[12] Dusted Magazine's Derek Taylor remarked: "Rivers really digs into the grooves drafted by his colleagues and brings a sustained level of energy and incisiveness that in turn inspires them.

"[13] Bruce Lee Gallanter of the Downtown Music Gallery wrote: "The quartet is in fine form here, sprawling, free, intense, just the way all or most of Rivers' previous (and future) trios/quartets always were/are... [a] jubilant feeling runs throughout this entire set & disc so why not join in and go along for the ride.