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AllMusic review by
Ron Wynn stated: "An explosive late '70s set with underrated composer, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger Sam Rivers leading a strong quartet... Their array of contrasting voicings, with Rivers on tenor and soprano sax and flute, makes for compelling listening". The authors of
The Penguin Guide to Jazz called the album "a neglected masterpiece from one of the most interesting of Rivers's small groups," and wrote: "It's a shame this fine record hasn't had wider currency." Reviewer Michael Zipkin wrote, "There is lucidity here, and in just about every moment of Wav«: sometimes indefinable, always seductive, open hearted and very approachable". ==Track listing==