This is what modern jazz is all about.

— Fred Kaplan, Slate.com

...toe-tapping, misty-swirling, percolating, heat-emitting music, all wrapped into one: JAZZ. and it works.

— Nils Jacobson, AllAboutJazz.com

Pavone's sturdy bass playing anchors the session, leading the group through involved unison passages, consistently grooving solo statements, and inspired rubato dialogue (check out the breathtaking, amazingly concise ‘Fablet’).

— David R. Adler, All Music Guide

...[Pavone’s] work has never been less than compelling...connecting free improvisation with tonal harmony and swinging structure.

— Ben Ratliff, New York Times

Best of 2002 lists

— Village Voice, AllAboutJazz.com and Slate.com.