“Abba attacks with a hard bop vigor dusted with successive decades' rhythmic dalliances, including funk, jazz-rock and fusion. The result is a chili-hot stew of galvanizing intensity.” - Chris May
“[Joe] produces a rich assortment of percussive sounds that fill in the lulls at precisely the right places and move the piece along without ever being brash.” - Ralph Miriello
— Jazz.com
“Abba's 'Walking The Path' is an impressive tune, filled with melodic and rhythmic ideas that give the number a more spiritual vibe.” - Bruce Lindsay
“[Joe] Abba shows just what a tasteful rhythmist he is on [his arrangement of] Duke Ellington’s Amad.” - S. Victor Aaron