The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint
by Ambrose Akinmusire
Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. PopMatters
    Mar 20, 2014
    90
    Ambrose Akinmusire, with his two most recent recordings, stakes a claim as one of the very best musicians in jazz--or any other style of music. He won’t be contained. Neither will your emotions as you soak up this daring, fulfilling, perfectly crafted 80 minutes of music.
  2. The New York Times
    Mar 20, 2014
    80
    Mr. Akinmusire has a strong aesthetic compass, and as a bandleader, he keeps a steady hand on the wheel; he’s not just stumbling into the album’s shadowy and unsettled mood.
  3. AllMusic
    Mar 20, 2014
    80
    The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint is provocative: its moodiness, myriad musical directions, and 79-minute length may be initially off-putting. What is revealed with repeated listening, however, is that this set's achievement is commensurate with its ambition.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Mar 20, 2014
    75
    Akinmusire generally resists the swaggering shows of force that can mark some young talents, but the record is loaded with strikingly expressive highlights.

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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

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  1. Guigss
    Apr 1, 2014
    9
    A Beautiful, thoughtfull, provocative and sincronized peace of art. It sleezes to every kind of beat and sound bringing us to an imaginativeA Beautiful, thoughtfull, provocative and sincronized peace of art. It sleezes to every kind of beat and sound bringing us to an imaginative narrative with dialogs and a virtuosly ending. The best jazz album out this year.… Full Review »
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