Artist: Jessica Lauren
Album: Almeria
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, World Fusion
Label: Freestyle Records
Released: 2018
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
- Kofi Nomad
- Teck et Bambou
- Amalfi
- Simba Like
- Chichourlette
- Bells Ring For Esmeralda
- Beija Flor
- Chocolate con Churros
- Argentina
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- Personnel:
- Jessica Lauren - keyboards, percussion
- Tamar Osborn - woodwinds
- Yazz Ahmed - flugelhorn
- Mally Harpaz - marimba
- Phillip Harper - percussion
- Richard Olatunde Baker - percussion
- Neville Malcolm - bass
- Cosimo Keita Cadore - drums
- Khadijatou Doyneh - vocals
When Jessica Lauren first grabbed our ears 20 years ago, she was a keyboardist on the London contemporary scene – but with a much deeper jazz vision than most – an artist whose appearances on record always made any sort of song come across with a spiritual sound that was unique for the time! Move forward to the present, when so many others have finally hit Jessica's territory – and the pianist has stepped far forward again – to open up this rich flow of ideas that's overflowing with global elements as well! The album's easily Jessica's deepest work to date – and not only features her own great keyboards and percussion, but also this very cool wordless vocal style – borrowed a bit from Brazilian fusion of the 70s, but given a fresh spin here – and combined with instrumentation that includes woodwinds, marimba, percussion, flugelhorn, and drums. The whole thing's wonderful – with echoes and elements that evoke the special genre-crossing space of Bobby Hutcherson in the mid 70s, the work of Flora Purim and Airto, the 70s South African recordings of Dollar Brand – and some of the hippest sides of some of Lauren's London contemporaries.