The
Allmusic review by
Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states: "The Continuity of Spirit finds Silver paying tribute to
Duke Ellington,
W.C. Handy and
Scott Joplin. The idea of using disc jockey Chuck Niles as 'the spirit of Duke Ellington' is pretty hokey and the original music owes little to Ellington, Handy or Joplin; everything is in Horace Silver's own style. But there are some swinging moments on this well-intentioned set."[2]
The
Allmusic review by
Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states: "The Continuity of Spirit finds Silver paying tribute to
Duke Ellington,
W.C. Handy and
Scott Joplin. The idea of using disc jockey Chuck Niles as 'the spirit of Duke Ellington' is pretty hokey and the original music owes little to Ellington, Handy or Joplin; everything is in Horace Silver's own style. But there are some swinging moments on this well-intentioned set."[2]