Reception
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Reviews of the album, mainly grounded in the jazz community, have been positive. George Graham, founder of WVIA-FM 88.9 and jazz expert, calls the album "a more rewarding recording that not only highlights a charming voice, but also gives us worthwhile new songs, and creative, but understated arrangements." Allaboutjazz.com (AAJ) calls Bode "a sorceress of female jazz vocals" with "superior songwriting talent." Allmusic (AMG) gave the album four out of five stars, calling it a "quiet, but engrossing album."
Particular interest focused on the groups' cover of Simon's "Graceland". Jim Newsom of PortFolio Weekly called it "a rich reinvention" and AMG reviewer Stewart Mason described the song as being "transformed from the South African country ramble into something closer to Joni Mitchell's late-'70s fusion period". AAJ reviewer C. Michael Bailey also paralleled the tune with Mitchell and called it "an offbeat, off-time jazz ballad" Graham said that Bode's "Graceland" was "a creative and rather jazzy arrangement ... distinctive new spin."
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