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- Summary: The second full-length release from London-based saxophonist/composer Nubya Garcia features the Chineke! Orchestra and guest appearances by Georgia Anne Muldrow and KOKOROKO's Richie.
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- Record Label: Concord Jazz
- Genre(s): Jazz
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Sep 19, 2024An uncommonly diverse yet still seamlessly unified album that is audibly conscious of traditions without ever becoming beholden to them, Odyssey seems destined to be counted amongst the landmarks of the ongoing creatively fertile Brit-Jazz resurgence.
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UncutSep 19, 2024A dazzling set that even outstrips 2020’s Source, with the bearing of a modern classic. [Oct 2024, p.34]
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The WireSep 19, 2024This follow-up feels thought-out and ambitious. She knows where she wants to be. [Oct 2024, p.66]
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MojoSep 19, 2024Packed with songs that tug imperceptibly at the heartstrings, Odyssey runs the gamut from introspection and melancholy to hope and deep joy. It will take some beating. [Nov 2024, p.90]
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Sep 20, 2024As Herbie Hancock so rightly put it, “jazz is about being in the moment” and jazz weaves through Nubya Garcia’s ‘Odyssey’. So, press play and sit back – close your eyes and soak it in.
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Sep 23, 2024Odyssey isn’t just full of ideas; it’s full of good ideas—rich, challenging, and inspiring in their largess. A decade into the new jazz boom and seven years on from Garcia’s debut EP, Odyssey shows ambition and style.
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Record CollectorSep 19, 2024Odyssey finds the ambitious Garcia pushing herself harder, taking on the role of orchestrator as well as composer, resulting in a magnificent large canvas project where her molten saxophone melodies are framed by the lush but never syrupy strings of the Chineke! Orchestra. [Oct 2024, p.101]