Alone Together (Tough Young Tenors album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
North County Times	[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[10]
The Star-Ledger	[9]

The Washington Post stated that the album "works on several levels—as a series of individual and contrasting forums ... as a collection of colorful and often inspired duets; and as ensemble performances that climax in all five tenors collaborating on an exhilarating version of ... 'The Eternal Triangle'."^[7] The New York Times noted that there are "many critics and fans who will relish the revival of the tenor saxophone language, a distinct American creation... Full of bent and smeared and smudged notes, of ironic guffaws, of sleek responses to an unruly present, the tenor sound has new champions."^[12]

The Los Angeles Times opined that "the sounds created by the musicians on this unique project are closer to the robust, dark strains associated with such earlier sax influences as Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Paul Gonsalves and Gene Ammons."^[6] The Philadelphia Inquirer concluded that Carter "is a clear standout, because his style is so close to a speaking voice ... he consistently stimulates the rhythm section".^[10] The Tucson Citizen listed Alone Together as the third best jazz album of 1991.^[8]