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- Summary: Brooklyn-based alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins returns with Micah Thomas, bassist Daryl Johns, and Kweku Sumbry, with guest appearances by flutist Elena Pinderhughes and the Farafina Kan Percussion Ensemble on his second full-length release.
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- Record Label: Blue Note
- Genre(s): Jazz, Post-Bop, Modern Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
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Feb 2, 2022The 7th Hand reveals even more of Wilkins’ artistry, deeply embracing Black music, citing his elders, and in so doing, demonstrating a stronger commitment to the spiritual aspects of channeling improvisation through a higher power than heard on his first effort. He further cements his growing reputation as one of the strongest contemporary forces in this music.
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Feb 2, 2022Another collection of all originals, it is just as unrelenting as “Omega.”
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MojoFeb 2, 2022The 7th Hand embodies contemporary jazz at its most thrilling. [Feb 2022, p.91]
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Feb 2, 2022The 7th Hand is a major work. It travels dazzlingly from tranquility and comfort to ambivalence, restlessness, and impatience before it engages re-entry, rebirth, and transcendence. This band understands that Wilkins' bold question may be unanswerable, but they play as if they know.