Heaven & Earth
by Kamasi Washington
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 62
  3. Negative: 6 out of 62
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  1. Ricko
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    A sprawling jazz beast of an album, as a whole listening experience it's not one for the unacquainted. That said, even if your not massive into the jazz fusion thing this is still a great listen if you take it in smaller chunks. This a record you could have on in the background all night and never get fed up of yet at the same time you'd be hard pressed to pick out a particular highlightA sprawling jazz beast of an album, as a whole listening experience it's not one for the unacquainted. That said, even if your not massive into the jazz fusion thing this is still a great listen if you take it in smaller chunks. This a record you could have on in the background all night and never get fed up of yet at the same time you'd be hard pressed to pick out a particular highlight apart from maybe "Street Fighter Mas" on the second disc. For someone who doesn't particularly like jazz, I really enjoyed this record and will no doubt get plenty of pleasure from it going forward.… Expand
  2. CiphirSol
    Sep 10, 2018
    10
    Powerful, moving instrumentation. That's the core of this album, as it was with with The Epic. Kamasi continues to provide music for an era that may not actually realize how special he really is. If you know... you know.

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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. The Wire
    Jul 13, 2018
    80
    More than the spiritual feel of Impulse! releases by Sanders or Coltrane, this music recalls the groove oriented work of Turrentine, Idris Muhammad and Grover Washington Jr for CTI and Kudu. It’s warm weather music, made to be played through speakers propped in open windows, facing the street. [Jul 2018, p.58]
  2. musicOMH.com
    Jul 2, 2018
    70
    This is a healthy, diverse, multi-faceted music that should be approached critically in much the same way as any other genre.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Jun 25, 2018
    80
    A conceptual double album exploring earth (reality) and heaven (idealisation), is perhaps unlikely to sway the old guard, but it pushes forward with a purposeful vitality that was at times missing from his debut album, The Epic.
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