Jazzwise reviewed the album stating "One of the less-lionised among the Young Lions of the 1990s, Herring perhaps didn’t get the same publicity because he spent a long time in the quintet of Nat Adderley, ostensibly deputising for the leader's brother. Not that he sounds much like Cannonball, except in the constant manipulation of his tone and articulation to enliven his phraseology, and in the rhythmic and melodic variety that regularly brings a smile to the listener's physiognomy. Similarly, the programming poses no problems for listener or performers, featuring groovy heads by among others Cedar Walton and Wes Montgomery alongside well-worn (but now refreshed) standards by Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Burton Lane and Ellington ... This is enough to guarantee a rewarding listen, but worth mentioning too is that apparently Herring undertook the session while suffering a debilitating bout of rheumatoid arthritis – you would never know it!".[2] The Times said "Vincent Herring made this album thinking it would be his last. A bout of coronavirus left him with rheumatoid arthritis — a worry for any saxophonist. Yet his abilities aren’t impaired and nor is his attitude. Although the CD booklet shows his masked quartet playing behind Perspex screens and quotes him on the pandemic and politics, instead of fretting or finger-wagging he goes full steam ahead on a session of smile-inducing swing".[3]
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