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Kamasi Washington – Fearless Movement
American jazz musician Kamasi Washington has come a long way in just under a decade. His ‘proper’ debut album ‘The Epic’ – released in 2015 on Brainfeeder – lived up to its name. That was followed up by ‘Heaven and Earth’ on Young in 2018. Since then, he’s scored the Netflix documentary ‘Becoming’ and released two EPs with Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, and 9th Wonder. Now he’s released his third album. At 86 minutes long it’s actually the shortest album he’s released for a while: both ‘The Epic’ and ‘Heaven and Earth’ clocked in at around three hours. This time around Washington has brought in some friends for the journey – half the album features guest spots. The amount of talent on display is terrifying, but the music is rich, catchy, hedonistic and joyful. What more do you want?
‘Asha the First’ is one of the harder-hitting tracks on the album. Over this Taj and Ras Austin trade raps, and it works incredibly well. I know that jazz and hip-hop have gone hand in hand since its inception, but here it sounds so flawless it almost hurts. But this isn’t the best bit of ‘Asha the First’, it’s the melody. It was written by Washington’s daughter. And it slaps. MORE.
Kenny Barron
Beyond This Place
David Benoit
Timeless
Gerald Albright
Full Throttle
Bill Evans(Sax)
Modern Standards
Sadao Watanabe
Peace
Isaiah Collier
Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few : The Almighty
Jack Walrath’s
‘Live At Smalls’
Charles McPherson
Reverence