In a review for All About Jazz, Warren Allen called the album "a must-have for Coltrane or Dolphy completists," and noted that, despite the poor sound quality, "the music itself is transcendently good."
Warren Allen's review in All About Jazz highlighted the album as a vital component of any collection by Coltrane or Dolphy, even though the recording suffers from poor sound quality. He emphasized that the music itself is exceptional.