Washington, Kamasi / Heaven And Earth
Album: Heaven And Earth   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Washington, Kamasi   Added:Jul 2018
Label:Young Turks  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-07-11 Pull Date: 2018-09-12 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Sep 16 Sep 9 Sep 2 Aug 26 Aug 19 Aug 12 Jul 29 Jul 22
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Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2018-07-06
KAMASI WASHINGTON: Heaven and Earth
Young Turks, 2018

EPIC JAZZ – With so much talk about Washington as a savior of jazz, so much mainstream attention, so many festivals headlined, it's easy to forget that this is only his second major release as a leader. But he justifies the hype. As on "The Epic" (2015), Washington’s vast vision and fire-breathing sax are matched by a huge, virtuoso ensemble and (mostly) wordless choir, but he's been honing and focusing that sound. The music blends old-school spiritual and soul-jazz with fusion and afro-futurist grooves. It soars and rumbles, slices and relaxes, runs hot and cool. Just great stuff all around.

All good! Fo’s Picks: Disc I – 1, 2, 3, 8 // Disc II – 4, 6, 7, 8

DISC ONE : EARTH

1. 9:44 – uptempo call to revolution: soulful political vox, rolling piano, fiery sax
2. 8:55 – chugging uptempo: synth fusion gets wild, sax grooves & screams
3. 9:11 – red-hot version of Freddie Hubbard classic: trumpet & sax stretch out
4. 8:25 – relaxed space groove, lush choir, horn solos; guitar soars in 2nd half
5. 9:25 – warm midtempo: sax leaps skyward, piano hops & rolls, chill ending
6. 9:54 – free intro, relaxed soul stroll, friendly sax rises, swift bass, fuzzy end
7. 5:45 – happy but very busy soul groove with breathy vocal, 2nd half rises up
8. 9:51 – striding uptempo rhythm: resolute feel, tight horn solos jab & weave

DISC TWO : HEAVEN

1. 10:32 – surfs the cosmos: serene w/ busy undercurrents, solo sax near end
2. 11:08 – propulsive r&b/latin: processed vox, bubbling trombone & sax solos
3. 5:59 – stripped-down jazz-funk groove adds choir, swaggering horn solos
4. 12:42 – ballad melody vs quick rhythm: sax speeds up, swirling piano/keys
5. 8:52 – spiritual ballad with fem vocal, speedy solos but relatively restrained
6. 7:19 – quick funky beat holds steady for jabbing horn & drum solos
7. 6:52 – striding groove, strong choir: piano & sax dig in, turns huge & heroic
8. 10:14 – solo piano, then future funk under slow spiritual choir, pensive solos

[ Fo ] - 6 July 2018

Track Listing
1. Fists Of Fury   9. The Space Travelers Lullaby
2. Can You Hear Him   10. Vi Lua Vi Sol
3. Hub-Tones   11. Street Fighter Mas
4. Connections   12. Song For The Fallen
5. Tiffakonkae   13. Journey
6. The Invincible Youth   14. The Psalmnist
7. Testify   15. Show Us The Way
8. One Of One   16. Will You Sing