 On PopMatters Robert R. Calder was less positive noting "This is on the whole a disappointing set, the fault probably being Blue Note's, for not getting more variety from this undoubtedly extraordinarily able young pianist from Texas ...The tendency here is to play a chorus, followed by a chorus, followed by a chorus, and round and round it goes, even if the time signature's changing.He shouldn't have been allowed to record so much running on the spot.