Everything in this album just flows. Harp, flute, trumpet, kalimba, marimba, and a killer bass driving it all the way through. Before you know it, you've listened to the whole thing. Also...did you see that cover art? Beautiful. hguipf
The Jazz Defenders were born from a shared love of Blue Note Records, which you can hear in their limber organ runs and soulful horns. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 15, 2019
Mary Halvorson is a genius composer and guitarist who has developed her own musical language, and with Code Girl she has incorporated poetry into that language. Incredible compositions and lyricism (each track is a different kind of poem). Halvorson's playing is as great as usual, and all the other members of the band sound great. Robert Wyatt's singing in particular works extremely well in the tracks he's featured. Highly, highly recommend. rat