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Motion I Image
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  • Artist(s): Kendrick Scott, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Gerald Clayton
  • Summary: This is the debut full-length release from the jazz supergroup Out Of/Into (was previously known as The Blue Note Quintet) featuring Gerald Clayton, Matt Brewer, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott, and Immanuel Wilkins.
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
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  1. Jan 14, 2025
    90
    Generally, it is flowing, highly sophisticated, and graceful, but with several intense moments. In the historical context; it lies somewhere between the Wayne Shorter and McCoy Tyner spectrum to the even more adventurous Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, and Grachan Moncur III. .... This is contemporary jazz of the highest order.
  2. The Wire
    Jan 14, 2025
    80
    It’s melodic, often strikingly beautiful and consistently daring. [Jan/Feb 2025, p.98]
  3. Record Collector
    Jan 14, 2025
    80
    This one lives up to the hype, producing acme-level chamber jazz and acknowledging Blue Note's history while pushing the label's narrative forward toward futurity. [Jan 2025, p.105]
  4. Mojo
    Jan 14, 2025
    80
    Marries Gerald Clayton's vivid, painterly piano with Immanuel Wilkins' malleable alto sax and vibraphonist Joel Ross's heady melodicism, its internal poetry enhanced by Kendrick Scott's sophisticated drums and Matt Brewer's intricate bass. [Jan 2025, p.85]
  5. Jan 14, 2025
    80
    There's a strong mood setting vibe on Motion I, one that finds Out Of/Into drawing upon Blue Note's past while pushing toward the future.