Havana Midnight is not the kind of record that grabs you by the throat and changes your perceptions with some loud musical statement. But one listen is enough for its subtle charm to creep under your skin and work its magic in mysterious way.
Ernesto Lechner - Pulse March 2000

Recorded with Cuban composer/ arranger Jose Maria Vitier, it is an album that genuinely (and beautifully) fuses different cultures and styles. Neuwirth's eloquent and plangent songs are subtly and gorgeously drenched in a richly realized, multi-timbral finery that never jars or detracts.
Ross Fortune -Time Out

A sly, understated nine-track journey that finds the veteran folk/rock/blues tunesmith pairing his weathered voice and incisive lyrics with the arrangements and melodies of Cuban composer Jose Maria Vitier.
Kerry Dexter - barnes and noble.com

What began as a musical lark resulted in an album on Diesel Motor Records titled Havana Midnight: nine elegant, elliptical, jazz-inflected performances which share little with the Buena Vista cottage industry, but frequently recall the classic nueva trova recordings of Pablo Milanes or Silvio Rodriguez
Roy Kasten - No Depression March-April 2000

Neuwirth's music is given a grace and elegance that on the surface ought to be constricting, but instead is entirely liberating.
Steve Stolder - Amazon.com

..this fourth album in a decade is his best, most unified work yet, an evocative stroll through Cuba's capital in late evening when the bars are still thriving and the old men's tales are tallest. Arranged by the conservatory-trained Jose Maria Vitier, the album is a more accessible stepping stone into straight Cuban music than even Buena Vista Social Club, with Neuwirth's songs his strongest batch yet, an album of the year.
Sid Griffin - Mojo

Vitier ís graceful, uncluttered arrangements and eloquent piano here are not only exquisitely tailored to Neuwirth's lovely country-folk songs , they help make this one of those albums that can transport you to another time and place.
Parry Gettelman - The Orlando Sentinel June 9-15, 2000

music ebbs and flows with a rhythmic litheness new to his style.
David Sheppard - Q