- Record Label: Jazz Is Dead
- Release Date: Jan 31, 2025
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Feb 10, 2025Ebo Taylor has seen, heard, and played it all, or something like it. As his Jazz Is Dead recording draws to a close, it’s an honor to listen to him within his element.
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MojoFeb 5, 2025From the get-go, JID022 crackles with a kinetic energy that drives the album's unrelenting, addictive dance pulse. [Dec 2024, p.89]
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Feb 5, 2025“Beye Bu Beye Ba,” may be the consummate track that combines brass, Taylor’s vocal, and his background singers, sounding authentically African as if one were transported to a ceremonial dance in a village. The final track is the other English titled tune, “Feeling,” with Taylor and his substantial accompaniment sailing off in blissful, horn and vocal punctuated glee.
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Feb 5, 2025It all amalgamates into a fine late-career achievement for the master bandleader.
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Feb 5, 2025The feel of Ebo Taylor Jazz Is Dead 022 is loose, free, and joyous, and highlights this generous spirit with excellent songs and virtuosic musicianship.