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- Summary: The third full-length release for the British jazz singer features a guest appearance from Shabaka Hutchings and was produced by her drummer, Moses Boyd.
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- Record Label: Brownswood
- Genre(s): Jazz, Contemporary Reggae, Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Jazz Vocals
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Oct 6, 2017Two of the album's finest originals--burning perseverance anthems "Fussin' and Fightin'" and "Freedom Chain"--are reggae to the core, translatable from an intimate hideout to a sound system. Other moments travel far afield from McFarlane's prior sessions. Not one of them is disposable.
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Oct 6, 2017Arise may be too long on genre music and short on improv for jazz hardliners, but for many it will be a fascinating perspective on an African Caribbean family lineage shared by McFarlane and her gifted drummer and producer Moses Boyd.
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UncutOct 6, 2017Much of Arise draws from the duo's [Moses Boyd and Binker Golding] spartan energy. Boyd serves a one-man Art Blakey, Sly Dunbar, Carlton Barrett and Tony Allen, swinging in a Caribbean vernacular. ... McFarlane has a pop sensibility that's unusual in the jazz world, and her songs are based around strong melodies. [Oct 2017, p.31]
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Oct 6, 2017With Arise, the London singer continues her excellent run, delivering a refreshingly enchanting and intriguing project.
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