No Beginning No End
- José James
- Band Name: José James
- Record Label: Blue Note
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2013
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Mar 5, 201390This is the sound of a musician at the top of his game marking his entry into the big time.
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Feb 12, 201390This is the best, most sincere, most skillful piece of pop music making you are going to hear in 2013.
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Feb 11, 201390No Beginning No End is James' most holistic and expansive recording.
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Feb 11, 201380What remains is a nocturnal set of refined resonance.
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Feb 11, 201374With previous releases, he's earned his heroic acclaim in the tough, tried-and-trusted lanes of contemporary jazz. With No Beginning No End, he's built his own road out.
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Feb 11, 201370At times the pace crawls, but James' supple, intimate vocals are engaging, and the sonic palette shimmers inventively. [Mar 2013, p.73]
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Feb 11, 201370Whether this Blue Note debut featuring Robert Glasper is better than his two albums with Brownswood is moot, but the best tracks--"Trouble", "Heaven on the Ground", "Do You Feel"--are very good indeed.
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Feb 12, 201360Some are great. Some are thinner--but James's new groove has big promise. [Feb 2013, p.97]
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Feb 11, 201360If this is unquestionably a pop album, James has a gorgeous voice and jazz sensibilities.