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- Summary: The fourth full-length release from vibraphonist Joel Ross features ballads and blues with a band that includes Jeremy Corren, Jeremy Dutton, Gabrielle Garo, Kanoa Mendenhall, and Immanuel Wilkins.
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- Record Label: Blue Note
- Genre(s): Jazz
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Feb 22, 2024An innovative homage to tradition.
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Feb 22, 2024The ever-evolving Joel Ross has taken a step back and forward at the same time. If this is your introduction to his gorgeous music, it’s an auspicious place to start that will likely lead to seeking out his previous work too.
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Feb 22, 2024Ross rounds out the session with two vibrant covers, including a shadowy, off-kilter take of Thelonious Monk's "Evidence" and a dewy, after-hours reading of the John Coltrane ballad "Central Park West." Those last songs nicely underscore the vibraphonist's thoughtful, entrancing distillation of blues and ballads at play throughout all of nublues.
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MojoFeb 22, 2024This cool and stylish record should make the jazz best-of-year lists. [Apr 2024, p.90]