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Sukyung Kim: Lilac Hill
ByThe title track starts the proceedings confidently enough with tight and dynamic group interplay, proving an early and undeniable testament to Kim's solid understanding that as one player shines so too shines the whole ensemble. "Stargazer" opens with drummer Jongkuk Kim's emphatic, breathy, stuttering rhythmics, and features Kim's misty and determined improvised solo and some keenly smooth cocktail interplay from bassist Luca Alemanno, alto saxophonist Ethan Helm and guitarist Paul Jubong Lee (all of whom prove themselves to be equally adroit players throughout) before briefly falling into a Grateful Dead styled floating breakdown back to a cool, neo-bop lounge sound. as with Kim's Rhodes-led, and drummer-Kim driven "Summer Days," it's an enjoyably neat treat of twists and turnssome expected, some notand wholly characteristic of a young artist still finding her voice, unafraid and ready to kick up some dust in the years and challenges ahead.
Track Listing
Lilac Hill; Stargazers; Bluebird; Summer Days; California.
Personnel
Album information
Title: Lilac Hill | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Self Produced
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