Ambrose Akinmusire
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The set closes with "Hooded Procession (Read the Names Aloud)," one of two pieces here where Akinmusire plays Rhodes piano to remember the fallen in the African-American struggle for equality,... — More…
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, July 2020
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, June 2020
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Jazz FM, 25 Best Jazz Albums of 2020
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Stereogum, Best Jazz Albums of 2020
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This recording was inspired by experimental composer Julius Eastman and his organic music concept. That’s translated into five richly textured, layered (and then often delayered) pieces that... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, Jazz Choice
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Infectious futurist jazz […] Spanning synthpop to electronic R&B, the singer and bassist’s expansive Blue Note debut is a genre-hopping class act, with guests to match. — More…
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, July 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd June 2023
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Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Best Alternative Jazz Album
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This album uncovers a whole, tender world in the act of playing [Akinmusire's] instrument and its emotional vocabulary for him, having stripped away its distracting power. — More…
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, February 2024
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Presto Recording of the Week, 15th December 2023
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, December 2023
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This entirely excellent set majors on respected items from [the jazz standard] tradition, entailing an expertly judged process of inspired rebuilding around the original themes and structures... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, Jazz Choice
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This entirely excellent set majors on respected items from [the jazz standard] tradition, entailing an expertly judged process of inspired rebuilding around the original themes and structures... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, Jazz Choice
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A highlight is ‘Make It All Go Away’, an evocative nod to rock psychedelia and dominated by two exceptional guest vocalists: Kurt Elling improvises gliding horn-like lines and in-demand singer-songwriter... — More…
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, August 2019
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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By turns elegant and mile-a-minute, the Texan makes his collaborative Blue Note debut with this classy set of originals – and a Kate Bush cover. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2023
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Esperanza
Otis Brown (drums), Jamey Haddad (percussion), Leo Genovese (piano), Gretchen Parlato (background vocalist), Esperanza Spalding (bass guitar), Horacio Hernandez (drums), Donald Harrison (saxophone), Leo Genovese (organ), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet)
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Where The River Goes
Wolfgang Muthspiel (guitar), Brad Mehldau (piano), Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Larry Grenadier (double bass), Eric Harland (drums)
Though Muthspiel albums incline nowadays toward a mix of solo meditations and probing collective speculations over nailed-down grooves, there’s a good enough balance of both for this set to... — More…
