The Allmusic music.group_membership by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating `` Jack DeJohnette initiated a project to pay tribute to the late Tony Williams ' Lifetime ... The results on this double-disc album , `` Saudades '' , are explosive , dynamic , and utterly compelling ... This is one of the finer moments in recent ECM history , and a fitting tribute to Williams and his contribution to a music that sharply divided `` purists ' ( who still are a pain in the ass in trying to preserve jazz as a museum piece ) , and those more progressive thinking fans who were -- and are still -- looking for a music that could breathe , engage the culture , and continue to grow '' .

Eugene Chadbourne of Allmusic music.group_membership Capitol 's decision not to release the album to a decision to turn down The Doors on the grounds that Jim Morrison had `` no charisma '' , and says that `` can imagine the tapes practically smoldering in their cases , the music is so hot '' .