<sod>Diane Gordon of ''[[Jazz Times]]'' said that through this performance "one can understand his immense international popularity" and praised the sound quality of the recording, calling it "as exciting as his material".<ref name=jazztimes/> ''[[AllMusic]]''{{'}}s Richard S. Ginell's positive review commented that Gil is "still in possession of a quicksilver voice with a beautiful falsetto, a staccato guitar style that makes his electric model sound like an acoustic, and strikingly original, even quirky tunes".<ref name=allmusic/><eod>
<sod>''Quanta Live'' has received critical acclaim,, and won the [[Grammy Award for Best World Music Album]] at the [[41st Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|work=The Grammys|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=1998&genre=34|title=Past Winners Search|access-date=24 October 2016}}</ref> Interviewed the following year, Gil expressed that the award was particularly meaningful not only because ''Quanta'' was intended to represent a summary of the artist three decades into his career, but also because it was the live version rather than the studio album which won.<ref name=austin/><eod>