In his review for AllMusic, François Couture stated "This short (37 minutes) live set of the Art Ensemble of Chicago was recorded in August 1980, while the group was enjoying a gust of popularity, and released by the label Praxis under the title Among the People. Kostas Yiannoulopoulos was not authorized to publish it, so it came out in bootleg form with track titles and credits all messed up ... As unessential Live in Milano is, it still presents one hell of a performance. Lester Bowie and Malachi Favors are in particularly good shape, everyone is good-humored and playful".[4]
In JazzTimes, John Litweiler said "This concert was good, though not one of their best. It was poorly recorded, and the horn solos were badly miked, so turn up the volume when you listen".[5] On All About Jazz, Glenn Astarita commented "this newly reissued recording should please the artists' longtime admirers. Recommended"[6]
Track listing
"Tutankhamun" (Malachi Favors) - 18:32 (mistitled "Among the People" on original LP)
"Illinstrun" (Don Moye, Malachi Favors) - 7:51 (mistitled "Shango King" on original LP)
"A Jackson in Your House" (Roscoe Mitchell) - 10:24 (mistitled "Choosing a Cracker" on original LP)
