In a review for AllMusic, Lindsay Planer called the album "one of the most highly underrated entries in Coltrane's voluminous catalog," and wrote: "The title could not have been more accurate, as each of the six pieces bear the unmistakable and indelible stamp of Coltrane's early-'60s style...
Lindsay Planer reviewed the album for AllMusic, calling it one of the most underrated albums in Coltrane's extensive discography. She wrote that the title was accurate because each of the six tracks reflected the distinctive sound of Coltrane's music from the early 1960s.