The great jazz master Gil Evans called Tom Pierson " the best unknown composer I know ". The Los Angeles Times wrote " highest praise for Tom Pierson's haunting music ". The Philadelphia Daily News called Pierson's music " brilliant ". Columnist Mathew Lippman wrote " a performance I shall never forget... an exhaustingly beautiful experience ". Dr.George Butler of CBS Sony said about Pierson's jazz orchestra, " From my vantage point, this is the most exciting, original, and creative big band in the world." Producer John Snyder called Pierson " world-class ". Critic Jeff Levenson said he was " the best-kept secret in town ". Ted Drozdowski in Boston Phoenix described him as "possibly inimitable ". Richmond Shepard in The Wall Street Transcript referred to Pierson's " exciting, moving, profound compositions ... the best, most original jazz I've heard in a long time ... he's a brilliant artist ... a treat to be remembered and treasured ". Nihon Keizai Shimbun called Pierson " a genius ".