| Washington, Kamasi / Heaven And Earth |
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| Album: | Heaven And Earth | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Washington, Kamasi | Added: | Jul 2018 | |
| Label: | Young Turks | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| 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 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 03, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Vi Lua Vi Sol | 4. | Feb 04, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Hub-Tones | |
| 2. | Feb 18, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Tiffakonkae, Connections | 5. | Jan 28, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Street Fighter Mas | |
| 3. | Feb 11, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Will You Sing | 6. | Jan 14, 2020: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics Street Fighter Mas |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2018-07-06 | ||
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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 | ||
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