The observerd. 2. June 2013ByByNeil Spencerd. 2. June 2013"True to its title, this debut from 34-year-old New Yorker Brown defies genre ... As powerful as it is ambitious".Read review
All about jazzd. 11. Apr. 2013ByByMark F. Turnerd. 11. Apr. 2013"Gee's Bend's history represents community, strength, and perseverance. It's also about the ingenuity displayed in the renown quilts created by the town's women; beautiful works that have been celebrated in museums, documentaries and projects by other jazz artists such as Jason Moran's commissioned work for The Philadelphia Museum of Art in February 2013. Brown's project is equally memorable as he splendidly adds his own unique identity to the patchwork with this auspicious release".Read review
JazzTimesd. 21. June 2013ByBySharonne Cohend. 21. June 2013"Brown and company employ the quilting metaphor with a sense of freedom as well as spiritual and emotional depth. The album transcends time and form, its various elements blended into a wholly original tapestry".Read review