AllMusic2016ByByMatt Collar2016"Primarily, Upward Spiral finds Elling and Marsalis communicating through song, both of them offering tactile, well-organized performances that linger in your mind".Read review
All about jazzd. 19. May 2016ByByDan Bilawskyd. 19. May 2016"While there are far more ambitious outings in the respective discographies of both of these marquee names, there's nothing more arresting in either man's portfolio. Beauty becomes these musicians. They carry the torch of grace to the heavens in their own inimitable upward spiral".Read review
DownBeat2016 AugustByByPaul de Barros2016 August"When the albums ends, your first thought may well be, When are these guys going to do this again? Soon, I hope".