 Top tier.If Live in Marciac doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will" On All About Jazz, John Kelman noted ""Live in Marciac" stands out as a signpost on Mehldau's evolutionary path, and proves that, far from coasting on the considerable laurels on which he could easily rest, he's continuing to grow as a writer and an interpreter—but, most importantly, as a performer, as he leaps from one significant plateau to the next".JazzTimes reviewer, Thomas Conrad commented "The creative capacities of the most important jazz piano player of his generation herein receive their most comprehensive documentation to date".