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- Artist(s): Pat Metheny
- Summary: The second release for the Pat Metheny band that includes Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, and Ben Williams is its first with new member Giulio Carmassi.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Jazz, Modern Creative, Modern Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Feb 13, 2014There’s a sprightliness and a captivating agility present throughout this album, even in its more reflective and graceful moments.
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Mar 5, 2014The textures change constantly without sounding cluttered, the rhythms are compelling but unfailingly light and airy, and the tunes are, well, tuneful.
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Feb 13, 2014Kin (<-->) proves that the Unity Band is the next evolution of what Metheny -- and Lyle Mays--began with PMG. Musically, this unit's musicality derives as much from feel and freedom as it does sophisticated form and function.
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2014In modern jazz terms, a masterclass. [Mar 2014, p.116]
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MagnetFeb 21, 2014He's broadened his palette, finding the muscle to push against his lightness, the long, legato breaths to anchor his 30-second notes, and the heart to say all the things he can't say on his own. [No. 106, p.57]
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Apr 9, 2014So the Unity Group, this time around, finally sounds mostly unified. And that’s a good thing.
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Feb 14, 2014You have to skip or negotiate the jostling voices, orchestral effects and inevitably looming crescendos of the opening On Day One or the dense Sign of the Season. The best tracks, though, are worth the effort.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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May 23, 2014
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