Reception
Maureen Malloy of WRTI stated "For those who don’t know, 'jawn' is Philly slang for a person, place or thing... The sound is unique due to the absence of a pianist, which makes it even more like Philly – gritty and daring, and maybe a bit brash". [14] Hillary Brown of DownBeat commented "No doubt, the Philly flavor is present—tight instrumentation, fast-and-loose percussive subtlety and soul for days... A proper captain, McBride always brings the swing full-circle..." [15] A reviewer of Bass Player added "Call something a "jawn" in Philly, and everyone will know that whatever you're talking about has a certain hip cachet, a heavy dose of soul, and a generous helping of what in the City of Brotherly Love is known as "atty-tood." Christian McBride's New Jawn has all of that and more!" [16] JazzTimes's Dan Bilawsky commented "What starts out looking like a complete departure of form for this bassist of note turns out to be something else entirely: the continuation of one man’s grand creative journey and a ready acknowledgement of possibility in motion." [17]
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