In a review for
All About Jazz, John Sharpe wrote: "While all three musicians are such accomplished improvisers that they are quite capable of extemporizing the repeated motifs and simple folky refrains which adorn each number, there are also sufficient well-turned phrases and shared recurring snags to suggest an overseeing mind; who that might be, though, is lost in the mists of time. However, that is irrelevant to the joy to be had in these playful exchanges from a threesome, at the top of their game, who illuminate the interplay with their individual brilliance."
Point of Departure's Michael Rosenstein commented: "listening to the masterful collective interplay... one would easily assume that this was a long-running ensemble... What strikes the listener immediately is how fluid the roles of the musicians are. From the first notes, they eschew any notion of a traditional reeds/bass/drums trio." In a review, he praised Altschul's ability to provide "sympathetic, sophisticated yet strong accents," noting he had "perfected the melding of hard bop power with free jazz multiple tempos." Waxman stated that Robinson "unites the four untitled improvisations with melodic trills and flutters, interjected squeaks and circular squeals and miniature reed bites," while Izenzon's "arco variations are often tinged with melancholy and confidently work up the scale, while his pizzicato work expands with triple stopping pattern." Writing for the
Downtown Music Gallery, Bruce Lee Gallanter wrote: "Everything flows here freely with a stream... The rhythm team here are locked in together... Altschul's playing here is consistently inspired and inventive, occasionally kicking up a storm of rhythmic eruptions." In an article for
WJCT's
Jacksonville Music Experience, Daniel A. Brown called the album "an impressive time capsule of high-potency NYC free jazz," and stated that the recording "finds the trio putting their instruments through the paces, yet never allowing their collective virtuosity to hinder the elemental shapes they release." ==Track listing==