"[16] Entertainment Weekly's Larry Blumenfeld noted that Tolliver's "current big band lacks the audacity of his 1970s unit but matches its punch and poise," and commented: "Solos shine... Brighter still are the arrangements.

"[17] In a review for The Guardian, John Fordham stated that Tolliver "surfaces with an absolutely blistering big band playing his own enthralling arrangements...

"[10] Will Layman of PopMatters remarked: "The band is blustery and rough — with the kind of sophisticated but high-octane sound that Thad Jones and Mel Lewis once owned...

"[11] AllMusic's Michael G. Nastos wrote: "The music is exciting, joyous, exuberant, and upbeat, but also displays a dense, sometimes messy persona, and has intonation issues...

"[1] Commenting for All About Jazz, Troy Collins stated: "Tolliver demonstrates the raw power and primal force a large ensemble can muster... [his] group delivers some of the most impassioned playing in recent memory.