jazz fusion
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The trio pushes their sound’s electronic elements and futuristic vibes further to mostly great results.
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Talk Memory seems like the start of an exciting new chapter for BBNG.
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Polyhymnia is one of the year’s most versatile and dynamic jazz albums.
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The Comet Is Coming is doing its part to bring jazz into the next decade.
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By adhering so much to its grand formula, Heaven and Earth comes off as even more cumbersome than The Epic.
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Last week, saxophonist extraordinaire Kamasi Washington released a 6-track EP titled Harmony of Difference. The opening composition, which you can hear above, has the ambition and energy I’ve loved about the man’s past work (especially The Epic), but it’s offered in a more bite-sized serving than usual.
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Denzel Curry and BADBADNOTGOOD each embark upon one of their most ambitious musical undertakings by reinventing banger-of-the-decade contender “Ultimate” with live instrumentation. I’m more surprised by the trippy video than I am the fact they pull it off. Feels like I dropped acid…or edited a thatistheplan video. Denzel
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Though Drunk brings a heaping helping of Thundercat’s spectacular bass playing and sense of humor, the album is also rife with filler and underwritten jazz motifs.
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Toronto jazz outfit BADBADNOTGOOD returns with some surprising and well-incorporated musical guests on their new album.
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BBNG and Colin Stetson on the same track – this is too good to be true. From the album IV, out July 8 via Innovative Leisure.