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 called the album "one of the most underrated entries in Coltrane's extensive discography," and wrote: "The title could not have been more accurate, as each of the six pieces bears the unmistakable and indelible mark of Coltrane's early-'60s style...