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  • Summary: The debut full-length collaboration between Ghanaian highlife artist Ebo Taylor and producers Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, was recorded in Los Angeles with 10 other musicians.
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  1. Feb 10, 2025
    80
    Ebo 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.
  2. Feb 5, 2025
    80
    “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.
  3. Mojo
    Feb 5, 2025
    80
    From the get-go, JID022 crackles with a kinetic energy that drives the album's unrelenting, addictive dance pulse. [Dec 2024, p.89]
  4. Feb 5, 2025
    72
    It all amalgamates into a fine late-career achievement for the master bandleader.
  5. Feb 5, 2025
    70
    The feel of Ebo Taylor Jazz Is Dead 022 is loose, free, and joyous, and highlights this generous spirit with excellent songs and virtuosic musicianship.