Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Even if the performances on Intensity weren't excellent, this Charles Earland session would be required listening for jazz historians because it marked the last recorded documentation of
Lee Morgan. Only two days after Intensity was recorded at
Rudy Van Gelder's famous New Jersey studio on February 17, 1972, the influential trumpeter was shot and killed by a girlfriend at the age of 33. Refusing to confine himself to
hard bop, Morgan was exploring
soul-jazz and
fusion during the last years of his life -- and his enthusiasm for soul-jazz is hard to miss".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Charles Earland except as indicated.
"Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home" (
Robert Lamm) - 11:15