The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow and Tim Sendra awarded the album 4 stars and states "Cannonball plays near his peak; this is certainly the finest album by this particular sextet".[5]The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "not revelatory but very entertaining".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick except as indicated
"Fiddler on the Roof" - 7:22
"To Life" - 5:06
"Sabbath Prayer" - 3:19
"Chavalah" - 2:56
"Sewing Machine" - 3:34
"Now I Have Everything" - 4:10
"Do You Love Me?" - 5:02
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker" - 5:33
"Sweet Georgia Bright" (Charles Lloyd) - 5:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Island Blues" (Lloyd) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Little Boy With the Sad Eyes" (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue