Kamasi Washington

[KeithR]

this jazz artist is making inroads in non-traditional areas such as Pitchfork, hip hop, etc.

how is the album "Epic"? its almost 3 hours long in fact.

 

[asiufy]

Tidal is your friend

Coincidence, but I've been meaning to check this, and I saw it today, as it was in Tidal's "recommended" albums for me... So I gave it a go...

And it's a winner! Modal/Spiritual jazz, like mid-to-late 70s McCoy Tyner. Very busy, lots of instrumentation, choirs, etc. Some tracks are more laid back, with groovy Hammond organs, but still pretty much 70s sounding. So, this is not your typical post-bop or soul jazz date, definitely.

Will give it more spins, but so far, one of the best jazz albums I've heard recently!

Another winner I found on Tidal today, Mikal Cronin "MCIII", legit 60s throwback pop! Check it out...


alexandre

 

[KeithR]

Yeah, i'm not a jazz expert so was asking what the jazzheads think

i listened to the first track, but will go through the album on Spotify this morning.

 

[GuillaumeB]

I downloaded this album as a 24/44.10kHz FLAC from Qobuz. Whilst there is no doubt about it this is an amazing album the sound quality is really poor, or at least the version that Qobuz are stocking. It almost sounds like an MP3, very little separation between instruments and the resolution just isn't there. I checked online and among the multitude of very favourable reviews I did find one or two references to lacklustre production values... what a shame as musically this is an outstanding album.

Guillaume

 

[asiufy]

I downloaded this album as a 24/44.10kHz FLAC from Qobuz. Whilst there is no doubt about it this is an amazing album the sound quality is really poor, or at least the version that Qobuz are stocking. It almost sounds like an MP3, very little separation between instruments and the resolution just isn't there. I checked online and among the multitude of very favourable reviews I did find one or two references to lacklustre production values... what a shame as musically this is an outstanding album.

Guillaume

It's not an audiophile recording, for sure. But musically, I haven't heard a single audiophile jazz album that's as good as it.

It does sound good (great even) on some of the systems I've played it on...

 

[GuillaumeB]

It does sound good (great even) on some of the systems I've played it on...

I wish it sounded good on my system

Guillaume

 

[Ronm1]

And it's a winner! Modal/Spiritual jazz, like mid-to-late 70s McCoy Tyner. Very busy, lots of instrumentation, choirs, etc.

An Interesting analogy Alex, that perks my interest, thanks
That Tyner period was not for everybody.