In his review for Allmusic, Alex Henderson notes that "Caine celebrates Mahler on his own terms on this consistently intriguing CD".[3]
Writing in JazzTimes, Andrew Lindemann Malone observed "When Caine responds to the melodies, rhythms and texts of Mahler's originals, he doesn't merely change his own rhythms and melodies, as jazzmen have since time immemorial, but changes styles completely-and since Mahler embraced an eclectic style himself, Caine can really pull out anything he can think of".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Uri Caine after Gustav Mahler
"Dark Flame" - 11:03
"Only Love Beauty" - 2:57
"In Praise of Lofty Judgement" - 3:08
"Two Blue Eyes" - 9:51
"Shining Trumpets" - 7:53
"The Lonely One in Autumn" - 4:51
"Song of the Prisoner in the Tower" - 8:06
"When My Sweetheart..." - 8:39
"Labor Lost" - 3:18
"On Youth" - 3:34
"Rhinelegend" - 3:20
"When Your Mother Comes in the Door" - 1:14
"St. Anthony of Padua Preaches to the Fishes" - 6:16