Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
Shabaka
Shabaka says he's done playing saxophone--including in his beloved groups Sons of Kemet, the Comet is Coming and Shabaka and the Ancestors--and his new solo album bears that out: it's filled with spiritual ruminations delivered on clarinet and flutes, a deeply felt work that is much different in tone than his firebrand sax work. I saw him play Pharoah Sanders' parts of Promises at the Hollywood Bowl in September, and wept for most of the performance; this album feels like a spiritual successor to Shabaka inhabiting the role of spiritual jazz's most revered monk. Featuring contributions from Moses Sumney--who sings his ass off--Brandee Younger, Carlos Nino, Ndudzo Makathini and a show-stopping flute performance by Andre 3000, this is my favorite album of the year so far in a walk. Can...
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 End of Innocence |
| 2 As The Planets And The Stars Collapse |
| 3 Insecurities |
| 4 Managing My Breath‚ What Fear Had Become |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 The Wounded Need To Be Replenished |
| 2 Body to Inhabit |
LP 2 / Side C
| 1 I'll Do Whatever You Want |
| 2 Living |
LP 2 / Side D
| 1 Breathing |
| 2 Kiss Me Before I Forget |
| 3 Song Of The Motherland |
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Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
Shabaka
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