Steven Loewy (JazzTimes) wrote "… it takes an unusually resourceful performer to sustain interest for a full hour. While Duval does not quite pull it off entirely successfully on Anniversary, there is still enough fascinating plucking and stroking to mark this as more than a curiosity." Derek Taylor (allaboutjazz) concluded "I urge any listener familiar with Duval and for that matter anyone who covets a love for the bass to check this disc out posthaste.