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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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UncutFeb 13, 2014Four of these tracks run well past the 10-minute mark and pack in an exhausting series of musical ideas that most artists would be content to spread more thinly over an entire album. [Mar 2014, p.79]
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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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MojoFeb 13, 2014It's Metheny, ever the mercurial magician, who's driving the band; his eloquent guitar etching a kaleidoscope f sonic hues. [Mar 2014, p.92]
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2014In modern jazz terms, a masterclass. [Mar 2014, p.116]
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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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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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Feb 13, 2014All in all, another envelope-pushing opus from a pathfinding musician whose talent doesn’t recognise boundaries.