The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 31*2 stars stating ``Meaning and Mystery is yet another album in the Douglas catalog that showcases his fine compositional and arrangement abilities, but more than this, it's the sound of a group in the process of continued restless development long after the bandmembers have found their collective voice''. On All About Jazz Paul Olsen said ``Meaning and Mystery is yet another superlative recording from Douglas. Will his well of inspiration never run dry?''.
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