• George Anson writes in Clavier,
  [Strauman's work] is a rousing, spirited dance with infectious rhythm. Everyone is having a merry time without the suggestion of rambunctious whooping-it-up."
  
  
  
• Al Merritt in
  Jazz Now: The Jazz World Magazine writes,
  “This music is undoubtedly cast in the light of chamber Jazz, both in the writing and in the performance. Ed Strauman is an extremely talented pianist, composer, and arranger whose performance is at the very heart of this outstanding debut recording. [ . . . ]
  
  A fascinating first work by Ed Strauman, who has created a series of thought-provoking musical sketches and performances which will intrigue the more sensitive amongst us.”
  
  
  
• Chuck Graham of the
  Tucson Citizen writes,
  “Ed Strauman is a pianist with elaborate solos in his right hand, but he is also a composer and arranger of some very urban jazz riffs. [ . . . ]
  
  There is in all of the arrangements and improvisation that very downtown sound of neon reflections on wet night streets seen only by the silent and the lonely . . .”
  
  Also, in a letter to MMC records Chuck writes,
  “I love the loneliness in Ed’s arrangements. Somebody should give him a detective movie to score.”
  
  
  
• Nancy Goldner of the
  Philadelphia Inquirer writes,
  “Ed Strauman wove together a score of carols and folksongs, sometimes adding a welcome touch of contemporary dissonance to the dance’s 19th-century ambience.”
  
  
  
• Merriam Seidel of the
  Philadelphia Inquirer writes,
  “[The action was] supported by Ed Strauman’s flowing piano score.”
  
  
  
• Steven Jay, Dean of the
  Philadelphia College of the Arts writes,
  “I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your music. Well done!”