https://cleanfeedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-the-spirit-of-the-earth
genre: contemporary jazz
released November 18, 2022
rating: highly recommended
Clean Feed has clearly become the leader at regularly and reliably releasing very high quality jazz records. They’re also generous on BandCamp and keep excellent curated playlists available on Spotify.
Everyone who plays on this record is intensely talented and they all have fantastic resumes. Based on what I think I know, I think of trumpeter Peter Evans as the most prestigious member. I feel like his discography is extremely solid. Perhaps my favoritism comes from this collaboration with Evan Parker:
https://peterevansmusic.bandcamp.com/album/rocket-science
Rocket Science by Peter Evans which is five stars no matter how you slice.
The band leader here is Igor Lumpert. His wiki page makes note of the fact that he’s worked the jazz God Reggie Workman. Lumpert has composed an excellent collection of songs for this project. The music is laid back cerebral and restrained contemporary jazz. Some of my favorite moments actually come from guitarist Jeff Miles. He adds a lot of texture and perks the ears up. Great creative stuff all around.
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