Reviews:

4 Stars ... Carter allows the musicians here to challenge rather than just support her, and she rises to the occasion with an even more instrumental approach to singing than usual.  It's a bravura performance... - Down Beat, 11/94
   

4 Stars ... Her voice epitomizing the epiphet 'smoky,' she twists words, phrases, melodies and harmonies with the sensibility of a bebop instrumentalist... featuring a rhythm section... which is hot enough to light the fire in your front room... - Q Magazine, 1/95
   

B+  ... the most original jazz singer alive usually works with promising newcomers.  But in these live performances, she uses players who've fulfilled their promise... - Entertainment Weekly, 10/14/94
   

A masterly performance which sums up all Carter's originality and flair. - Jazz - The Rough Guide