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Get the Blessing, Staples Jr. Singers, Emil de Waal, Tomasz Stańko & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The return of the Staples Jr. Singers, almost half a century after their debut, followed by the first album of Summer Camargo; the duet of drummer Emil de Waal with saxophonist Cecilie Strange followed Get the Blessing featuring Portishead's bassist and drummer; and then an unearthed gem recorded 20 years ago by Tomasz Stańko followed Sebastien Ammann socio-environmental manifesto should give you lots to listen to and tons to think about.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz ...
Continue ReadingGet The Blessing: Pallett
by Neil Duggan
Many artists describe their music as aural paintings. Bristol band Get The Blessing take that idea to the next level with their seventh studio album, Pallett. The album cover features a paint by numbers drawing of a wooden pallet to colour in (the limited-edition vinyl comes complete with wax crayons) and all the tracks are named after colours from an imaginary colour chart. Jazz should be fun after all. Get The Blessing are not easy to categorise, ...
Continue ReadingGet the Blessing Live at BIMHUIS Amsterdam
by BIMHUIS
Get the Blessing can be placed among a number of bands innovating British jazz with contemporary rock, dance and hip-hop influences, like Portico Quartet, BadBadNotGood and GoGo Penguin. The infectious beats of this Bristol-based foursome come from bassist Jim Barr and drummer Clive Deamer, rhythm section of the legendary trip-hop act Portishead. Deamer is also live drummer for Radiohead. The mutant, spacey jazz tones come from Pete Judge (trumpet, electronics) and Jake McMurchie (sax, electronics). Their most recent ...
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