▁Larry ▁Bl umen feld ▁of ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁commented ▁" This ▁album ▁answers ▁jazz ’ s ▁current ▁exist ential ▁question — should ▁we ▁swing ▁or ▁not ? — with ▁an ▁em ph atic ▁aff irm ative . ▁Yet ▁it ▁doesn ’ t ▁sound ▁nost alg ic ▁or ▁even ▁ter rib ly ▁conventional , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁relax ed ▁and ▁el astic ▁feel ▁achieved ▁by ▁this ▁rh ythm ▁section ." ▁ ▁Dave ▁G elly ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁added ▁" An other ▁live ▁album ▁by ▁a ▁jazz ▁quart et ▁playing ▁Great ▁American ▁Song book ▁t unes ? ▁Er , ▁well , ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁point . ▁There ▁are ▁certainly ▁eight ▁v int age ▁standards ▁here , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁be b op ▁classic ▁and ▁two ▁original s , ▁but ▁I ▁wouldn ’ t ▁recommend ▁any ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁sing al ong ▁material ." ▁P addy ▁Ke ho e ▁of ▁R T É . ie ▁stated ▁" ▁It ▁is ▁pleasant ▁but ▁not ▁over ly - so . ▁God ▁forb id ▁you ▁might ▁feel ▁too ▁id yl lic , ▁then ▁it ' s ▁not ▁real ▁enough . ▁In ▁short , ▁the ▁work ▁here ▁is ▁not ▁intended ▁to ▁fright en ▁the ▁horses ." ▁Andy ▁Hamilton ▁of ▁Jazz ▁Journal ▁noted ▁" Har rell ’ s ▁sol os ▁in ▁particular , ▁in ▁their ▁apparent ▁simplicity , ▁path os ▁and ▁mel od ic ▁beauty , ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁you ’ ll ▁hear ▁among ▁this ▁year ’ s ▁releases . ▁As ▁it ’ s ▁EC M ,