"The repertoire and the instrumentation fit comfortably in the jazz canon. But McGarry's singing—and, to a lesser degree, the acoustic guitar—speak to an audience as familiar with Joni Mitchell and Rickie Lee Jones as with Betty Carter. Of course, one need only compare the singing and compositions of Mitchell and Jones to the work of a more traditional folk singer like Joan Baez to recognize that they long ago merged jazz sensibilities into their folk music".