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- Summary: The latest full-length release for the Canadian saxophonist is about growing up in a dual-faith (Jewish and Islamic) family and his and eventual renunciation of it.
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- Record Label: Western Vinyl Records
- Genre(s): Jazz
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May 4, 2021The emotions that are being expressed feel lived-in and deeply personal while remaining open to listener interpretations.
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May 4, 2021Something about The Fellowship makes one want to listen to it again and again, but it’s not something that can be put to words, it needs to be experienced — just like a lifetime and the memories made in the process.
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May 4, 2021It’s impossible to fully grasp the album’s narrative arc without the aid of a written guide—detailed promotional materials, for instance, or any of the highly personal interviews Shabason has given. Without such thematic grounding, The Fellowship still delivers rich and emotionally engaging ambient-jazz, but some of the more abrasive passages (“13–15,” “Escape from North York”) wind up feeling more like fragmented narrative transitions than satisfying compositions.
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UncutMay 4, 2021It's unsurprisingly a multicultural, extravagantly arranged collection. [May 2021, p.32]
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May 4, 2021The album is neither preachy nor damning; it’s a gorgeous musical interpretation of childhood, as learned experiences are both elegantly conveyed and messily regurgitated.