The album received 4½ stars in DownBeat magazine. That review stated
Smith has been consistently paring his technique through the years, and this album has reached a zenith in his use of simplicity and taste.[1]
AllMusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos, only gave the album 2½ stars stating that:
The music tends to be corny and overly dramatic, based in soul-jazz and boogaloo; it's dated even for this time period (1964) and a bit bland... A curiosity in his discography, for some an "experiment" that never worked, and for others an interesting aside, one wonders what Smith really thought of this project after the fact, considering his far greater works.[2]
The album was Smith's third highest charting album, spending 31 weeks and charting as high as number 16 on the US Billboard 200 charts.[3]
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