| The Hollywood Reporter | "...moving and enlightening... the program does a top-rate job of depicting the length and breadth of Hammond's career..." | |
| People Magazine | "How wonderful it is to see a profile (this one touchingly narrated by Ossie Davis) that isn't afraid to acknowledge that its subject had human frailties." | |
| The New York Times | "The documentary is full of music, as it should be, and it notes broader connections." | |
| Rolling Stone Magazine | "One of the year's television highlights" in it's special 1990 Yearbook issue | |
| Variety | "[A] superb documentary... vibrant and convincing... [Director] Perry captures a sense of joy and exuberance that so clearly was at the very heart of Hammond's admiration for the artist he championed." | |
| TV Guide | "...a warm and tuneful profile..." | |
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