The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating "Pianist Wynton Kelly's next-to-last set as a leader featured him at a time when his influence was waning and he was overshadowed by more advanced players. However, Kelly's impact would begin to grow again after his death, when the Young Lions movement began in the early '80s".[2]
Mueller, Michael (September 2013) "Keyboard School: Woodshed: Solo". Down Beat. pp. 80–81. A transcription and analysis of Kelly's solo on "Scufflin'".