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Dara Starr Tucker: Time Wouldn't Wait

Read "Time Wouldn't Wait" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
March 24, 2026

L'ultimo album della cantante Dara Tucker conferma la sintesi tra l'estetica dominante nella prima parte della sua carriera (i quattro album dal 2009 al 2019 per Watchman Music, impegnati di jazz, blues e soul) e quella più incline al neo-soul e al pop, presente in Dreams of Waking--Music for a Better World (Green Hill 2021) e nel successivo Dara Starr Tucker del 2023. È un aggiustamento dovuto (forse) a esigenze di mercato che non pregiudica il buon gusto e la ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Tucker, Jensen, Nodeland And More

by Bob Osborne
September 18, 2025

This selection of music drifts across borders and decades, tracing a path from Dara Starr Tucker's ethereal lullaby to Charles Tolliver's fiery live invocation. It's a voyage through jazz's many dialects--big band warmth, avant-garde abstraction, global fusion, and spiritual depth. Each track marks a waypoint: Bonnie Jensen's breezy swing, Henry Threadgill's cryptic miniatures, Samara Joy's playful reinvention, and The Secret Trio's Anatolian pulse. From self-released gems to Strata-East classics, these selections speak in rhythm, resistance, and reverence. Playlist ...