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81

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Jul 3, 2024
    83
    Within the milieu of creative, atmospheric, tradition-defying music termed alternative jazz by default, this is important work.
  2. Uncut
    Jul 2, 2024
    80
    [Aug 2024, p.40]
  3. Jul 2, 2024
    80
    Small Medium Large is a must-listen for fans of experimental and improvised music. It showcases the quintet’s remarkable synergy and individual talents, making it an album that listeners will eagerly revisit.
  4. Jul 2, 2024
    80
    SML lay down some heavy grooves, but their music is less about making people dance than it is about exploring space through communal joy.
  5. Jul 10, 2024
    78
    Small Medium Large might signal a new iteration of jazz, or it might not be jazz at all, or it might not matter. At the very least, it represents the thrilling next phase of a vibrant L.A. community that, for a decade now, has only moved from strength to strength.
  6. The Wire
    Jul 2, 2024
    70
    Across 13 brief sketches – some only a minute or two long – the groove is paramount. A hint of Afrobeat pops up a few times, here as a sludgy crawl, there as if Tonto’s Expanding Head Band had lugged their gear down to Fela’s shrine. [Jul 2024, p.66]

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