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Yaya3: Yaya3

by Paul West
July 4, 2002

The self-titled album by a trio of young yet established artists, Yaya3, is frequently sensational jazz, calm yet lively, smooth yet vibrant, piquant yet familiar. Disguised in simplistic harmonies yet paced with flare and consistently punctured with solos of boisterous cadence, this winning assembly of superlative talent almost brazenly sneaks up on you: it's not nearly as basic as it may at first sound.

That extends to the opener, “Slow Orbit," which plays off of familial, upbeat melodies with clean ...