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- Summary: The debut full-length release from Los Angeles-based quintet SML was partly recorded at ETA, a jazz and oyster bar in Highland Park, California.
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- Record Label: International Anthem
- Genre(s): Jazz, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Free Improvisation, Free Funk
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Jul 3, 2024Within the milieu of creative, atmospheric, tradition-defying music termed alternative jazz by default, this is important work.
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Jul 2, 2024SML lay down some heavy grooves, but their music is less about making people dance than it is about exploring space through communal joy.
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Jul 2, 2024Small 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.
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UncutJul 2, 2024[Aug 2024, p.40]
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Jul 10, 2024Small 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.
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The WireJul 2, 2024Across 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]