In a review for All About Jazz, Mark Corroto called the album "a time capsule sent to the future (now) to awaken adventurous listeners to music's rich history," and wrote: "The theme constant here is a musical gentleness... Even though both of these musicians had their sound forged in the 1960's New York free jazz fires, this reunion opted for a suspension of hostilities."[4]AAJ's John Sharpe described the album as "a jewel from the archives," and stated: "Although boasting serious fire-music credentials, you wouldn't know it from the tuneful, often swinging, blues-inflected interpretations."[5]
Kian Banihashemi of The Free Jazz Collective commented: "The interplay between them is strong, yet kind and gentle. Brown and Burrell show a definite sense of respect and restraint around each other; their decades of working together accumulate here to create something truly wholesome and gorgeous."[8]
Dusted Magazine's Derek Taylor praised the track titled "Punaluu Peter," noting that it "features them both apart and at their most telepathically synergistic," and remarking: "The divisions where one begins and the other ends effectively blur in spots to point where the overlay of active intellects feels almost seamless."[10]
Writing for The New York City Jazz Record, Pierre Crépon and Parker Fishel stated: "Having explored the outer edges of experimentation, the musicians find themselves applying lessons learned to earlier jazz forms and improvisatory structures: there is no real difference between a free piece like 'Fortunato' or a standard like 'Lush Life'."[11]
In an article for JazzWord, Ken Waxman noted Brown's "slurry, speech-like textures," commenting: "He masticates various timbres, sucking the sweetness or tartness from them." Waxman also suggested that "like a fine wine's vintage, Burrell's playing has improved and intensified as he gets older."[12]
A writer for the Morning Star remarked: "On the final track... the melody sounds as pristine as if these two masters are reinventing it, so moving and authentic does it resonate."[13]