 Derek Taylor of "Dusted" wrote "The band’s second date for ECM, "Tangents" is right on par with the first in presenting each of the three players in the best possible setting, acoustically and creatively.Copland and Baron are significantly younger than their employer and colleague, but seniority registers little if no meaning in the context of music as ageless as this.Peacock is careful not to allow any of the eleven pieces to gather any figurative moss or collected dust.