[1] In a review for All About Jazz, Jack Bowers wrote: "Ludwig... sprays bluesy notes and ideas all over the landscape, while Martino, a lyrical machine, has the proper phrase for every occasion, whether rushing quickly forward or simply hanging loose.

Gelispie, a splendid soloist when his number is called, serves as the trio's rhythmic anchor, deftly shaping the time as Ludwig and Martino zigzag around and through it.

"[3] Derek Taylor, writing for Dusted Magazine, stated: "Precision octaves and racing single-note runs are regular facets of Martino's arsenal and the guitarist repeatedly ramps the tempo, testing Ludwig and Gelispie, who give it right back in return...

If there's a gripe to be made... it's in the bombast of some of his and his partners' passages herein... that's where the collection's title comes in and any excesses in expression by three musicians enamored of their prodigious skills can readily occasion forgiveness.

"[4] Jazz Weekly's George W. Harris remarked: "The band stretches out for each song, so there's lots of room for Martino to create sonic landscapes and allow Ludwig to kick out the jams on the smoky B3...