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One of the joys of following contemporary jazz is hearing an artist widen the frame.
On Odyssey, Nubya Garcia takes the grounded, powerful tenor sound heard on SOURCE and places it inside a much larger musical landscape — orchestral writing, R&B, dub, broken beat and expansive contemporary jazz.
The ambition has grown, but Garcia’s sound remains the centre of gravity.
This is a particularly strong TJR choice because it connects the tradition of the tenor saxophone to what is happening in British jazz now, without pretending that those are two separate worlds.
Garcia co-produced the record with Kwes and is joined again by Joe Armon-Jones on keys, Daniel Casimir on bass and Sam Jones on drums.
The orchestral writing gives the album scale, while guests including esperanza spalding and Georgia Anne Muldrow introduce contrasting vocal textures.
What could have become over-arranged remains spacious, rhythmic and recognisably Nubya.
New and sealed standard black 2LP edition on Concord Jazz.
Catalogue: CJA948
Barcode: 0888072612082
Carefully selected, packed and securely dispatched by Taras Jazz Records.
Released in September 2024, Odyssey is Nubya Garcia’s second album for Concord Jazz and the follow-up to SOURCE.
Produced by Garcia with Kwes, it brings orchestral arrangements into a sound already informed by jazz, R&B, broken beat and dub.
This edition is the standard black double-vinyl pressing.
One of the joys of following contemporary jazz is hearing an artist widen the frame.
On Odyssey, Nubya Garcia takes the grounded, powerful tenor sound heard on SOURCE and places it inside a much larger musical landscape — orchestral writing, R&B, dub, broken beat and expansive contemporary jazz.
The ambition has grown, but Garcia’s sound remains the centre of gravity.
This is a particularly strong TJR choice because it connects the tradition of the tenor saxophone to what is happening in British jazz now, without pretending that those are two separate worlds.
Garcia co-produced the record with Kwes and is joined again by Joe Armon-Jones on keys, Daniel Casimir on bass and Sam Jones on drums.
The orchestral writing gives the album scale, while guests including esperanza spalding and Georgia Anne Muldrow introduce contrasting vocal textures.
What could have become over-arranged remains spacious, rhythmic and recognisably Nubya.
New and sealed standard black 2LP edition on Concord Jazz.
Catalogue: CJA948
Barcode: 0888072612082
Carefully selected, packed and securely dispatched by Taras Jazz Records.
Released in September 2024, Odyssey is Nubya Garcia’s second album for Concord Jazz and the follow-up to SOURCE.
Produced by Garcia with Kwes, it brings orchestral arrangements into a sound already informed by jazz, R&B, broken beat and dub.
This edition is the standard black double-vinyl pressing.
