The U.S. jazz author Dan Morgenstern writes in his liner notes: "This delightful record brings toether three very special ingredients: The musical legacy of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, the splendid Almost Big Band that keeps alive the special conception and spirit of Ernie Wilkins, and the marvelous clarinet of Putte Wickman, a grand master of his demanding instrument". This is in fact one of the greatest albums by Putte Wickman.