"Writer's Choice 2000: Top 10 CDs" --- Jerry D'Souza, Coda
"A trumpeter and two drummers might not be your usual trio format, but this threesome makes it work. Percussionists Jim Black and Aaron Alexander rumble, rattle, tap and scrape along on Tamura's expressive journeys across sonic landscapes not found on most maps." --- S.D. Feeney, Face Magazine
"What is most striking is not simply the high level of interaction, but the sense of sound as ceremony." --- Stuart Broomer, Coda
"Acting as a creative concerto, this piece works as a whole, and requires a complete listen." --- Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
"Adventurous listeners should...turn their ears to 'White & Blue'....Tamura has added his name to those anything-for-a-sound improvisers like Evan Parker and Derek Bailey." --- Ken Waxman, Jazz Weekly
"On this CD [Tamura] tackles the duo format with a fine percussionist and clearly presents his extraordinary sense of rhythm. He also seems to cherish the rhythmic sense that is characteristic of Japanese language. In his performance, I hear something in common with Joruri (music of Bunraku) or Japanese traditional folk or dance music." --- Toyoki Okajima, Jazz Critique