BUFFALO NEWS: “One of the great jazz records of the year, by almost any standard…tremendous playing all around.”

WASHINGTON POST: “[Zeitlin]…has been on the brink of jazz stardom since the mid-‘60s. Like the best jazz pianists—from Jarrett to McCoy Tyner and Don Pullen—Zeitlin is willing to push his music to the brink of collapse because he has the wherewithal to pull order out of chaos. Zeitlin encourages conflicting elements within his music and then finds a way to resolve that conflict within boldly inventive harmonies. Though he tends more to Jarrett’s lyricism than Tyner’s percussion, Zeitlin is a physical, assertive player.”

BALTIMORE SUN: “They don’t make jazz albums like Denny Zeitlin’s ‘In the Moment’ very often these days, and that’s a shame. A thoughtfully swinging pianist, Zeitlin has always been adept at unlocking the harmonic and melodic possibilities hidden within a jazz tune, but as ‘In the Moment’ makes plain, he’s also a superb ensemble player…’In the Moment’ comes off sounding like a classic.”

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: “[Denny Zeitlin is] not only a technician of considerable prowess, but someone who is able to effectively articulate the intricate, turbulent personae of the artists who have touched him most…he separates himself via his improvisational adroitness. Like a red-hot novelist, he’s able to build and juggle several themes at the same time and make them relevant to each other…if Zeitlin’s couch is anything like this record, save a space for me.”

PACIFIC SUN: “a dazzling display of Zeitlin’s fluid, complex keyboard style…”