"His emotive keyboard work, woefully underrecognized soulful vocals, and production skills are all evident on Note by Note. Jones is taking a risk with these re-recordings of classic tracks because the originals are so baked in the consciousness of listeners. There really is no room for improvement on tracks like Albert King's Born Under a Bad Sign, Otis Redding's These Arms of Mine, Carla Thomas' B-A-B-Y, or the MGs' Time Is Tight, but, especially through his distinctive instrumental sound and style, Jones seems to be taking possession of the music"