Willi the Pig

[1][2][3] In a review for AllMusic, William York described the music as "quietly (and occasionally not so quietly) intense free jazz that, despite some turbulent moments, never becomes fully explosive or over the top," and praised the "stellar interplay" of the musicians, as well as the presence of "moments of reflective, almost meditative beauty.

"[6] Writing for All About Jazz, Derek Taylor wrote: "countless moments of brilliant and inspired invention crop up...

Whether the quartet had other opportunities to record is unclear, but what is a certainty is that their work here is well deserving of the careful and reverential treatment afforded by the folks at Unheard.

's David Dacks stated that Tchicai "spends more than 20 minutes in the uppermost octaves of the soprano without sounding strident, then goes on to create soulful sounds with the lower register of his alto," while Schweizer "tears into solo statements that recall Lennie Tristano and Bill Evans.

"[9] A writer for La Folia described Niebergall and Ntshoko as "excellent partners," and remarked: "High energy doesn't always mean loud and fast.