Tim Perlich of
Now stated, "Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau has never been much of a risk-taker, preferring instead to straddle the thin line that divides the progressively minded traditionalists and the conservative modernists. On the disappointing Anything Goes, Mehldau surrenders to his commercial impulses and adopts the clichéd contemporary pop-jazz album formula."
John Fordham of
The Guardian wrote, "As before, it's a mix of standards, quirkily personal choices and a Radiohead theme, but
Anything Goes is likely to rank very high in the Mehldau trio list." Matt Collar of
AllMusic commented, " Anything Goes moves from the expected to the inspired and that alone makes this worth a listen." == Track listing ==