Entertainment Weekly (9/13/96, p.133) - "...Having screened out cliches and attention-grabbing ploys, Potter relies on his warm, tactile tone, bounding rhythmic propulsion, and fresh ideas on his nine originals. A graduate of the smart-guy school of saxophone playing." - Rating: B+
JazzTimes (4/97, p.86) - "...not a typical Concord release...it signals an ever expanding agenda that now includes the rough-and-tumble forays of young, fire-in-the-belly players such as saxophonist Chris Potter....fall[s] into the post-Trane school [of] galvanizing tenorists....bracing originals....Gripping."
Personnel: Chris Potter (soprano & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet); Brad Mehldau (piano); Larry Grenadier (bass); Billy Hart (drums).
Recorded at Sound On Sound, New York, New York on February 6 & 7, 1996. Includes liner notes by Zan Stewart.