The
AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "Bob Brookmeyer was in the studio just a few months after
Stan Getz and
Charlie Byrd helped to launch the bossa nova craze in the United States with their hit LP
Jazz Samba, but this extremely enjoyable LP didn't come close to matching the success of the earlier album; it may be because the valve trombone is not envisioned as a lush melodic instrument by the average jazz listener in comparison to the tenor sax". ==Track listing==