"The ensemble never misses a cue or misreads a note, enabling Keith Javors to score a bulls-eye on his second album as director. When all is said and written, university-level ensembles simply don't get much better than this, and I have no second thoughts about recommending the album to anyone who appreciates a well-endowed contemporary big band."

"Yes, that's the Jazz Ensemble 1 readily nailing everything from Ellington to Mingus, Michael Brecker to Oliver Nelson, Herbie Hancock to Pat Metheny?  How director Keith Javors is able to maintain such high standards in the face of sweeping personnel changes is beyond me."

“It is nice to see that the old adage, “Those who can do and those who can’t, teach” does not apply here… fierce soloing by the pianist. Javors has an intuitive arrangement and performance style that in effect propels his band."