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Spirit Forward

Label: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: The Mystic Chord; Notes From Underground; Song Without Words; Spirit Forward; Acrobat; Last Stable Orbit; Reasons To Be Pretty; The Boulevardier.

Article: Album Review

Michael Blanco: Spirit Forward

Read "Spirit Forward" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 7, 2016

Spirit Forward carries several connotations in its name and sound. First there's the overt reference to bartender terminology and the way it connects to the music presented by the feisty and flexible foursome of bassist Michael Blanco, saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Kevin Hays, and drummer Clarence Penn. A spirit-forward cocktail is one which focuses on enhancing ...