Kazemde George – I Insist (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:44 minutes | 1,42 GB | Genre: Jazz
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I Insist is the debut album from Brooklyn-based saxophonist and composer Kazemde George. The title is a shout-out to Max Roach’s landmark 1960 protest album We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, a statement of George’s own determined disposition as a Black American, and an acknowledgement of our turbulent times. Leading a quintet of stellar New York players – vocalist Sami Stevens, keyboardist Isaac Wilson, bassist Tyrone Allen II, and drummer Adam Arruda – the record is a vibrant collection of ten original compositions inspired by George’s interest in music of the African diaspora. “Understanding” features a Cuban changüí-inspired groove. “Haiti” originates from one of George’s own looped electronic beats. Stevens contributes lyrics to the laid-back “Skylight” and the somewhat sorrowful “Happy Birthday,” as well as wordless vocals to three others. The music is unapologetically swinging and fully engaged, whether simmering on a low flame or reaching climactic heights of intensity.
Tracklist:
1-01. Kazemde George – Things Line Up (04:20)
1-02. Kazemde George – Coasts (07:12)
1-03. Kazemde George – Balance (05:32)
1-04. Kazemde George – Skylight (06:36)
1-05. Kazemde George – Haiti (04:24)
1-06. Kazemde George – I Insist (09:00)
1-07. Kazemde George – Happy Birthday (06:01)
1-08. Kazemde George – Parkside (10:06)
1-09. Kazemde George – This Spring (06:59)
1-10. Kazemde George – Understanding (07:29)
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