| "The writing for the Saxophone Choir is brilliant, its musicianship superb, the whole album has that ass-kicking quality that can refurbish our faith." |
| Ron Wellburn, DownBeat |
| "Odean Pope's saxophone ensemble was one of the most explosive units of the 1994 Montreal Jazz Festival." |
| Willard Jenkins, JazzTimes |
| "The depth of his sound, the soulfulness of his balladry and the rhythmic propulsion of his bebop riffs proved difficult to resist." |
| Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune (covering JazzFest '97) |