A release as daring and fulfilling as Alegria, the latest from Bogota, Colombia, native Samuel Torres, is a rarity . . . Keys to the date’s success are the leader’s ingenious blending of disparate rhythms, and the presence of six first-call horn players who provide the orchestral heft and harmonic textures . . . a truly evolved variant of Latin jazz..
— – Mark Holston, Jazziz Magazine